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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 208 · 1972

Masod

Winner — 1972

RAMJI CHHITRAIYA MAHAJAN
IND
IND 52.0%INC 34.5%2 others 13.5%
Votes
17,634
52.0% share
Winning margin
5,926
17.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
49.1%
of 69,031

Masod is a safe seat — RAMJI CHHITRAIYA MAHAJAN won by 17.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMJI CHHITRAIYA MAHAJAN
IND
17,63452.0%
2
SURENDRA KUMAR BIHARILAL
Congress (R)
11,70834.5%
3
BUDHRAO PANDOO
Grand Alliance
3,53110.4%
4
GARIBDAS MANGAL
RPK
1,0403.1%

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.

Low turnout (206th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.9% · min 0.5% · max 20.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
206th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
181st of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
192nd of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 52.0%INC 34.5%BJS 10.4%OTH 3.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,76,697
Density
841 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,898 km²
SC population16.6%
ST population6.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 83.3%Muslim 12.7%Other 4.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water47.3%
Electricity96.5%
Sanitation78.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.5%
Children fully vaccinated84.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)24.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.1%
Women literate80.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.7%
Clean cooking fuel86.9%
Health insurance40.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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