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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 138 · 1972
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Winner — 1972
LAXMAN PRASAD VAIDYA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 35.5%IND 21.1%4 others 43.4%
Votes
13,490
35.5% share
Winning margin
5,466
14.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
50.4%
of 75,426
A clear win with a 14.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAXMAN PRASAD VAIDYA | Congress (R) | 13,490 | 35.5% |
| 2 | HIRALAL | IND | 8,024 | 21.1% |
| 3 | MAHESH | 7,516 | 19.8% | |
| 4 | YUVRAJ SINGH | IND | 5,302 | 13.9% |
| 5 | LATEL | IND | 3,263 | 8.6% |
| 6 | PURHOTTAM RAO | IND | 438 | 1.1% |
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.
High turnout (13th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 0.8% · max 42.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
13th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
170th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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65th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.5%IND 21.1%SOP 19.8%IND 13.9%IND 8.6%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,41,350
Density
185 / km²
Sex ratio
914 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,703 km²
SC population16.5%
ST population15.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water25.8%
Electricity78.4%
Sanitation48.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.8%
Children fully vaccinated73.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.8%
Children underweight (under 5)27.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel47.3%
Health insurance28.6%
What's nearby?
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