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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 71 · 1998Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 1998

PANCHHU LAL PRAJAPATI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 25.9%AD 21.7%6 others 52.3%
Votes
16,747
25.9% share
Winning margin
2,736
4.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
44.2%
of 1,46,069

A closely fought contest. PANCHHU LAL PRAJAPATI won with a 4.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PANCHHU LAL PRAJAPATI
BJP (NDA)
16,74725.9%
2
BINDRA PRASAD
AD
14,01121.7%
3
DR. VAIDYA NATH SATYANAMI
INC
13,40020.8%
4
JAYAKARAN SAKET
BSP
11,79318.3%
5
CHHOTE LAL
SVSP
5,0247.8%
6
RAMKHILAWAN BHIR
2,4663.8%
7
JAYAKARAN NIRAT
8971.4%
8
RAM MANOHAR SAKET
2110.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Low turnout (208th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 2.1% · max 70.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
208th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
61st of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
88th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 25.9%AD 21.7%INC 20.8%BSP 18.3%SVSP 7.8%OTH 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,65,106
Density
375 / km²
Sex ratio
931 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,314 km²
SC population16.2%
ST population13.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.9%Other 4.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.6%
Electricity46.5%
Sanitation23.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated70.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)31.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.2%
Clean cooking fuel21.4%
Health insurance29.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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