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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 93 · 1962

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Winner — 1962

RAMESHWAR PRASAD SHARMA
INC· INC
INC 47.7%BJS 38.8%2 others 13.5%
Votes
10,944
47.7% share
Winning margin
2,031
8.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
40.1%
of 57,208

A clear win with a 8.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMESHWAR PRASAD SHARMA
INC
10,94447.7%
2
TUNDILAL
8,91338.8%
3
GOKUL PRASAD
IND
1,8147.9%
4
PUNAURAM
IND
1,2775.6%

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 (193rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.6% · min 1.5% · max 66.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
193rd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
195th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.7%BJS 38.8%IND 7.9%IND 5.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,92,042
Density
261 / km²
Sex ratio
952 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,950 km²
SC population12.1%
ST population24.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.0%Other 4.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water17.3%
Electricity59.7%
Sanitation19.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.8%
Children fully vaccinated86.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.7%
Women literate67.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.2%
Clean cooking fuel29.5%
Health insurance18.1%

What's nearby?

1 location
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