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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 163 · 1972Reserved (ST)
Bichhiya
Winner — 1972
DARBARI SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 41.6%BJS 39.7%4 others 18.7%
Votes
9,671
41.6% share
Winning margin
442
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
32.4%
of 71,841
Bichhiya was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 442 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DARBARI SINGH | Congress (R) | 9,671 | 41.6% |
| 2 | BHANGILAL SUKHAI | Grand Alliance | 9,229 | 39.7% |
| 3 | SHANKARLAL AKLOO | IND | 1,979 | 8.5% |
| 4 | GENDLAL MARSKOLE | IND | 1,437 | 6.2% |
| 5 | KHETU S/O DASRA | IND | 516 | 2.2% |
| 6 | HARNAMSING NARETI | 419 | 1.8% |
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 (7th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.3% · max 20.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
7th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
189th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
193rd of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.6%BJS 39.7%IND 8.5%IND 6.2%OTH 4.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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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