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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 138 · 1972

Bemetara

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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LAXMAN PRASAD VAIDYA
Congress (R)
13,49035.5%
2
HIRALAL
IND
8,02421.1%
3
MAHESH
7,51619.8%
4
YUVRAJ SINGH
IND
5,30213.9%
5
LATEL
IND
3,2638.6%
6
PURHOTTAM RAO
IND
4381.1%

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
safe
14.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 0.8% · max 42.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
13th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
170th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
65th of 230

Where 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 COMPUTED

A 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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