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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 170 · 2011 by-electionsReserved (SC)

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Winner — 2011 by-elections

R P C Verma
BJP
BJP 54.8%INC 40.5%8 others 4.7%
Votes
74,356
54.8% share
Winning margin
19,457
14.3% of votes
Total candidates
10

A clear win with a 14.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R P C Verma
BJP
74,35654.8%
2
Arjun Verma
INC
54,89940.5%
3
V.L. Jogchand
IND
1,8021.3%
4
M S (Pahalwan)
IND
1,3311.0%
5
A S Verma
IND
1,1680.9%
6
R M Verma
IND
1,0830.8%
7
R G Verma
IND
3680.3%
8
Bahadur Singh
IND
2490.2%
9
Ashok Malviya
IND
2100.1%
10
B Malviya
IND
1820.1%

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The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (26th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
14.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.3% · min 0.1% · max 66.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
26th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
167th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
181st of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 54.8%INC 40.5%OTH 4.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,63,715
Density
223 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,020 km²
SC population18.7%
ST population17.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.3%
Electricity88.7%
Sanitation37.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated87.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.3%
Women literate64.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Clean cooking fuel51.0%
Health insurance35.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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