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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 9 · 1967
Mehgaon
Winner — 1967
R. BHDORTYA
BJS· SVD (Samyukta Vidhayak Dal)
BJS 38.5%PSP 16.7%7 others 44.8%
Votes
14,311
38.5% share
Winning margin
8,120
21.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
62.2%
of 59,700
Mehgaon is a safe seat — R. BHDORTYA won by 21.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. BHDORTYA | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 14,311 | 38.5% |
| 2 | R. DANTRE | Praja Socialist Party | 6,191 | 16.7% |
| 3 | B. SHUKLA | INC | 6,159 | 16.6% |
| 4 | M. GURJAR | IND | 4,788 | 12.9% |
| 5 | P.D. JAYANT | 3,513 | 9.4% | |
| 6 | GENDALAL | IND | 1,042 | 2.8% |
| 7 | CHHOTASINGH | Left | 733 | 2.0% |
| 8 | V. SINGH | IND | 240 | 0.7% |
| 9 | C. BAAJORIYA | IND | 180 | 0.5% |
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 (221st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean21.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 1.8% · max 31.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
221st of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.02
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.1%
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230th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 38.5%PSP 16.7%INC 16.6%IND 12.9%RPI 9.4%OTH 5.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,03,005
Density
382 / km²
Sex ratio
837 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,459 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.7%Other 6.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.2%
Electricity36.1%
Sanitation23.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.5%
Children fully vaccinated70.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.9%
Women literate70.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.0%
Health insurance31.0%
What's nearby?
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