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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 16 · 1962

Gwalior

Winner — 1962

PREM CHAND
INC· INC
INC 35.7%CPI 32.1%5 others 32.2%
Votes
11,829
35.7% share
Winning margin
1,194
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
65.0%
of 51,015

A closely fought contest. PREM CHAND won with a 3.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PREM CHAND
INC
11,82935.7%
2
RAM CHANDRA SARWATE
Left
10,63532.1%
3
NARAYAN RAO SHEJWALKAR
6,12618.5%
4
SWARUP KISHORE SINGHAL
1,9495.9%
5
BHIKAM SINGH
IND
1,3414.0%
6
LALCHAND
SOC
8292.5%
7
RAMBEHARI
Praja Socialist Party
4461.4%

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.

Low turnout (229th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 0.5% · max 48.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
229th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
141st of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
166th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.7%CPI 32.1%BJS 18.5%HMS 5.9%OTH 7.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,32,036
Density
446 / km²
Sex ratio
864 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,560 km²
SC population19.3%
ST population3.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.3%Muslim 7.0%Other 2.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water44.3%
Electricity83.0%
Sanitation59.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated80.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.1%
Children underweight (under 5)33.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate76.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.8%
Clean cooking fuel69.8%
Health insurance40.6%

What's nearby?

6 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Sandstone Tiles
Gwalior fort :Rock cut Jain colossi near Ek patthar ki baodi

Gwalior fort :Rock cut Jain colossi near Ek patthar ki baodi

🏛️MonumentASI

Gwalior fort :Rock cut Jain colossi near Ek patthar ki baodi

Gwalior fort :Sas Bahu Temple

Gwalior fort :Sas Bahu Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Gwalior fort :Sas Bahu Temple

Tomb of Mohammad Ghaus

Tomb of Mohammad Ghaus

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Mohammad Ghaus

Tomb of Tansen & Two Mosques

Tomb of Tansen & Two Mosques

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Tansen & Two Mosques

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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