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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 44 · 1972

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Winner — 1972

LALJI PATEL
INC· Congress (R)
INC 39.6%IND 33.1%3 others 27.3%
Votes
17,643
39.6% share
Winning margin
2,884
6.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
59.9%
of 74,391

A clear win with a 6.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LALJI PATEL
INC
Congress (R)
17,64339.6%
2
NARAYAN SINGH
IND
14,75933.1%
3
GAYARAM SINGH
BJS
Grand Alliance
8,00118.0%
4
DEEN DAYAL
SOP
2,2395.0%
5
RAM YAS
IND
1,8984.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (151st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.2% · max 26.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
151st of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
175th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.6%IND 33.1%BJS 18.0%SOP 5.0%OTH 4.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,45,166
Density
286 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,048 km²
SC population25.0%
ST population4.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.7%Other 4.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.8%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation10.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated79.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)34.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Women literate67.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.6%
Clean cooking fuel32.1%
Health insurance40.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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