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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 287 · 1972

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Winner — 1972

AKBARALI ARIF
INC· Congress (R)
INC 50.8%BJS 43.8%4 others 5.5%
Votes
28,368
50.8% share
Winning margin
3,924
7.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
67.6%
of 82,652

A clear win with a 7.0% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AKBARALI ARIF
INC
Congress (R)
28,36850.8%
2
LOKENDRASINGH SISODIA
BJS
Grand Alliance
24,44443.8%
3
MOTILAL JOSHI
SWA
Grand Alliance
1,1522.1%
4
KOMALSINGH RATHORA
SOP
9681.7%
5
RAMNARAYAN SHASTRI
IND
5391.0%
6
MOTILAL SHARMA
IND
3900.7%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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A two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.0%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 11.7% · min 0.4% · max 32.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties

How much NOTA?

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Where does the house stand?

SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.8%BJS 43.8%OTH 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

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