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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 66 · 1972
Sohagpur
Winner — 1972
KRISHNAPAL SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 58.0%SOP 26.9%4 others 15.0%
Votes
23,690
58.0% share
Winning margin
12,688
31.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
52.8%
of 77,373
Sohagpur is a safe seat — KRISHNAPAL SINGH won by 31.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRISHNAPAL SINGH | Congress (R) | 23,690 | 58.0% |
| 2 | PREMJI | 11,002 | 26.9% | |
| 3 | KASHINATH KATARE | Grand Alliance | 2,694 | 6.6% |
| 4 | DEENDAYAL | IND | 1,603 | 3.9% |
| 5 | RAMKRIPAL | IND | 1,011 | 2.5% |
| 6 | BAFATI | IND | 831 | 2.0% |
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 (154th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe31.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.9% · min 1.3% · max 52.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
154th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
149th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 58.0%SOP 26.9%BJS 6.6%OTH 8.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,28,935
Density
297 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,502 km²
SC population17.9%
ST population14.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.8%Other 3.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.7%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation29.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.5%
Children fully vaccinated76.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)31.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate69.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.9%
Clean cooking fuel35.2%
Health insurance22.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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