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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 160 · 1977

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Winner — 1977

PRADEEP KUMAR CHOUBE
JNP· Janata
JNP 44.1%INC 39.4%2 others 16.4%
Votes
17,454
44.1% share
Winning margin
1,842
4.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
54.4%
of 72,712

A closely fought contest. PRADEEP KUMAR CHOUBE won with a 4.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRADEEP KUMAR CHOUBE
Janata
17,45444.1%
2
LALGAYENDRA SINGH
INC
15,61239.5%
3
THAKUR JANARDHAN SINGH
IND
4,97012.6%
4
BENIRAM
IND
1,5403.9%

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 (52nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.6% · min 1.3% · max 55.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
52nd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
194th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
196th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 44.1%INC 39.5%IND 12.6%OTH 3.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,45,814
Density
251 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,153 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population3.5%
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What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.0%
Electricity67.6%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated71.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)26.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.3%
Women literate52.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.0%
Clean cooking fuel24.8%
Health insurance27.1%

What's nearby?

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