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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1998Reserved (SC)

Ambah

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Winner — 1998

BANSHILAL JATAV
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 33.9%BSP 27.6%4 others 38.5%
Votes
25,148
33.9% share
Winning margin
4,630
6.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
45.5%
of 1,63,105

A clear win with a 6.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BANSHILAL JATAV
BJP
BJP (NDA)
25,14833.9%
2
AMAR SINGH SAKHWAR
BSP
BSP
20,51827.6%
3
RADHESHYAM SAKHWAR
IND
13,72718.5%
4
KAMMODILAL JATAV
INC
INC
11,99416.1%
5
RATIRAM HINDOLIYA
AJBP
1,8532.5%
6
GUMANI KORI
IND
1,0161.4%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (227th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.8% · max 43.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
227th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
154th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
185th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 33.9%BSP 27.6%IND 18.5%INC 16.1%OTH 3.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,65,970
Density
394 / km²
Sex ratio
840 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,989 km²
SC population21.4%
ST population0.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.4%Other 4.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.3%
Electricity36.3%
Sanitation20.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated69.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)29.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.5%
Women literate65.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.8%
Clean cooking fuel32.6%
Health insurance36.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Oil - Mustard

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