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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 5 · 1957
Gahad
Winner — 1957
SUSHILA DEVI SOVRANSINGH
INC· INC
INC 42.8%IND 28.0%2 others 29.3%
Votes
7,842
42.8% share
Winning margin
2,717
14.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
34.2%
of 53,667
A clear win with a 14.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUSHILA DEVI SOVRANSINGH | 7,842 | 42.8% | |
| 2 | CHHOTELAL DALCHAND | IND | 5,125 | 27.9% |
| 3 | GUNDHARILAL ISHWARI PRASAD | 3,528 | 19.2% | |
| 4 | LAXMINARAYAN BHOGIRAM | 1,840 | 10.0% |
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.
Average turnout (183rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal14.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.4% · min 0.0% · max 17.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
183rd of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
218th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.8%IND 27.9%CPI 19.2%HMS 10.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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
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