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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 163 · 1962Reserved (ST)

Niwas

Winner — 1962

SHAHJU
INC· INC
INC 35.0%PSP 25.4%2 others 39.6%
Votes
3,167
35.0% share
Winning margin
865
9.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
19.5%
of 46,371

A clear win with a 9.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHAHJU
INC
3,16735.0%
2
DEVI SINGH
Praja Socialist Party
2,30225.4%
3
BALA SINGH
IND
1,89120.9%
4
SOHBARAM
RRP
1,69718.7%

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.

High turnout (7th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.3% · max 20.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
7th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
189th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
193rd of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.0%PSP 25.4%IND 20.9%RRP 18.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,45,814
Density
251 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,153 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population3.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.0%
Electricity67.6%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated71.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)26.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.3%
Women literate52.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.0%
Clean cooking fuel24.8%
Health insurance27.1%

What's nearby?

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