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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 178 · 1972

Badwara

Winner — 1972

N. V. RAMAN
INC· Congress (R)
INC 63.3%IND 17.9%3 others 18.9%
Votes
25,737
63.3% share
Winning margin
18,476
45.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
58.5%
of 69,579

Badwara is a safe seat — N. V. RAMAN won by 45.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
N. V. RAMAN
Congress (R)
25,73763.3%
2
VIJENDRASINGH
IND
7,26117.9%
3
SANAT KUMAR GARG
Grand Alliance
3,6719.0%
4
BUDDHI LAL
IND
3,5448.7%
5
JAGDISH PD. SHASHTRI
IND
4601.1%

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.

Average turnout (109th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
45.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.9% · max 45.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
109th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
187th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
60th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 63.3%IND 17.9%BJS 9.0%IND 8.7%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
13,10,061
Density
178 / km²
Sex ratio
943 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,352 km²
SC population11.9%
ST population35.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.3%Muslim 8.9%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.6%
Electricity76.3%
Sanitation26.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.2%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.4%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.8%
Women literate65.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.8%
Clean cooking fuel48.3%
Health insurance38.1%

What's nearby?

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