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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 169 · 1977Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 1977

MANJHLA KUMAR ( BHUPENDRA SHAH )
JNP· Janata
JNP 35.1%INC 29.3%5 others 35.5%
Votes
8,767
35.1% share
Winning margin
1,448
5.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
36.6%
of 68,223

A clear win with a 5.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANJHLA KUMAR ( BHUPENDRA SHAH )
JNP
Janata
8,76735.1%
2
GOVERDHAN NETAM
INC
INC
7,31929.3%
3
DEVPRASAD
IND
5,82323.3%
4
MANIRAM NARSINGH
IND
1,8597.5%
5
LAKHAN SHAH KUNJAM
IND
5142.1%
6
GANESHRAM
IND
4771.9%
7
BABU SAHDEVRAM BRAMHCHARI
IND
1880.8%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (27th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 1.1% · max 40.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
27th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
127th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
205th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 35.1%INC 29.3%IND 23.3%IND 7.5%OTH 4.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,12,681
Density
244 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,195 km²
SC population23.4%
ST population2.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.3%Muslim 11.6%Other 1.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.3%
Electricity78.0%
Sanitation23.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.1%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.8%
Children underweight (under 5)27.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.8%
Women literate58.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Clean cooking fuel37.7%
Health insurance34.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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