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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 162 · 1972

Mandla

Winner — 1972

NARAYANI DEVI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 34.8%IND 26.6%6 others 38.6%
Votes
10,732
34.8% share
Winning margin
2,535
8.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
43.5%
of 70,987

A clear win with a 8.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NARAYANI DEVI
Congress (R)
10,73234.8%
2
KISHNRILAL
IND
8,19726.6%
3
MAHESH KUMAR JAISWAL
Grand Alliance
7,46824.2%
4
DHUKKHULAL JOLE
IND
1,9856.4%
5
CHHAVILAL
IND
1,1893.9%
6
BALLARHDAS
IND
7232.3%
7
MUNNA CHHOTELAL
IND
2810.9%
8
MOHD, HAFIZ KHAN
2700.9%

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.

Average turnout (53rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 1.1% · max 51.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
53rd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
153rd of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
104th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.8%IND 26.6%BJS 24.2%IND 6.4%OTH 8.0%

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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