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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2020 by-electionsReserved (SC)

Ambah

Winner — 2020 by-elections

Kamlesh Jatav
BJP 42.5%INC 31.0%13 others 26.5%
Votes
51,588
42.5% share
Winning margin
13,892
11.4% of votes
Total candidates
15

A clear win with a 11.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Kamlesh Jatav
51,58842.5%
2
SATYAPRAKASH SAKHAWAR
37,69631.0%
3
ABHINAV CHHARI (MONTY CHHARI)
IND
19,24615.8%
4
BHANUPRATAP SINGH SAKHAWAR
8,0296.6%
5
AMAR
IND
1,7251.4%
6
PATIRAM KORI
RAVAP
7910.7%
7
PRAMOD KUMAR KORi
JANADIP
6800.6%
8
RAHUL KUMAR
IND
3360.3%
9
VINOD KUMAR
IND
3110.3%
10
Dr. BACHARAM KAUSHAL
IND
2300.2%
11
SATISH KHATIK
IND
2040.2%
12
RAKESH NAT NAGAR
SamSP
2000.2%
13
BANSI LAL JATAV
1720.1%
14
MATADeen
IND
1430.1%
15
BHOOPENDRA SINGH INDOLIYA
IND
1300.1%

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.4%
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
28 seats · 15 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 42.5%INC 31.0%IND 15.8%BSP 6.6%OTH 4.1%

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
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