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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 143 · 1977Reserved (ST)
Sihawa
Winner — 1977
MADHAV LAXMAN
JNP· Janata
JNP 53.2%INC 32.6%2 others 14.2%
Votes
13,687
53.2% share
Winning margin
5,291
20.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
38.5%
of 66,807
Sihawa is a safe seat — MADHAV LAXMAN won by 20.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MADHAV LAXMAN | Janata | 13,687 | 53.2% |
| 2 | RAMJI | INC | 8,396 | 32.6% |
| 3 | RAMNATH JHARIDHAN | IND | 2,108 | 8.2% |
| 4 | BHAIYALAL PUSAOORAM | IND | 1,538 | 6.0% |
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 (65th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 0.2% · max 36.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
65th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
171st of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
69th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 53.2%INC 32.6%IND 8.2%IND 6.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,31,597
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,466 km²
SC population17.0%
ST population15.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.8%Muslim 9.0%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water20.3%
Electricity70.9%
Sanitation30.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.0%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.9%
Women literate75.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.6%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance41.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati Rice
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