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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 197 · 2023Reserved (ST)

Gandhwani (ST)

Winner — 2023

Umang Singhar
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 54.0%BJP 41.9%3 others 4.1%
Votes
98,982
54.0% share
Winning margin
22,119
12.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
74.2%
of 2,47,168

A clear win with a 12.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Umang Singhar
INC (UPA)
98,98254.0%
2
Sardar Singh Meda
76,86341.9%
NOTA
NOTA
3,0691.7%
4
Sumanbai Bherusingh Anare
2,2961.3%
5
Dhumsingh Mandloi (machhar)
2,0411.1%

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

Average turnout (163rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 3.0% · max 38.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
163rd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
168th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
29th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.0%BJP 41.9%OTH 2.4%NOTA 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,85,793
Density
268 / km²
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,153 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population55.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.8%Muslim 5.3%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.2%
Electricity83.3%
Sanitation30.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.2%
Women literate55.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.5%
Clean cooking fuel44.8%
Health insurance30.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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