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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 84 · 1972

Dharamjaigarh

Winner — 1972

VAIDYA BEGRAJ SHARMA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 41.9%BJS 29.4%4 others 28.7%
Votes
14,688
41.9% share
Winning margin
4,399
12.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
46.3%
of 75,668

A clear win with a 12.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VAIDYA BEGRAJ SHARMA
Congress (R)
14,68841.9%
2
VIJAI SINGH
Grand Alliance
10,28929.4%
3
CHANESH RAM RATHIA
IND
5,96017.0%
4
RAGHUBIR SINGH
IND
1,7855.1%
5
CHHUNKU DAS MAHANT
IND
1,7375.0%
6
KRIPA RAM RATHIA
5621.6%

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 (79th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 4.1% · max 49.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
79th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
106th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
13th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.9%BJS 29.4%IND 17.0%IND 5.1%OTH 6.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,66,063
Density
172 / km²
Sex ratio
974 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,205 km²
SC population8.4%
ST population44.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.5%Other 6.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.5%
Electricity45.5%
Sanitation17.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.6%
Children fully vaccinated86.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.4%
Women literate68.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Clean cooking fuel26.5%
Health insurance58.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Turmeric
Virath temple and remains

Virath temple and remains

🏛️MonumentASI

Virath temple and remains

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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