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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 52 · 1972

Teonthar

Winner — 1972

TRIVENI PRASAD
BJS· Grand Alliance
BJS 26.0%CPI 25.0%4 others 49.0%
Votes
11,358
25.9% share
Winning margin
419
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
59.5%
of 73,561

Teonthar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 419 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
TRIVENI PRASAD
Grand Alliance
11,35825.9%
2
GANGA SINGH
Left
10,93925.0%
3
MAHABIR SINGH SOLANKI
10,15323.2%
4
RAMLALLU SINGH
IND
8,16718.7%
5
RAM SAKHA
IND
1,9534.5%
6
MANIK LAL
IND
1,1912.7%

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 (180th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 1.0% · max 32.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
180th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
74th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
113th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 25.9%CPI 25.0%SOP 23.2%IND 18.7%OTH 7.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,62,375
Density
203 / km²
Sex ratio
883 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,687 km²
SC population23.0%
ST population4.2%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.2%Other 4.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity47.5%
Sanitation15.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.2%
Children fully vaccinated72.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Children underweight (under 5)34.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.5%
Women literate60.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel30.1%
Health insurance17.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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