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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 188 · 1977Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 1977

CHINTARAM MASRAM
JNP· Janata
JNP 40.3%IND 31.3%2 others 28.5%
Votes
6,988
40.3% share
Winning margin
1,563
9.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
29.5%
of 58,833

A clear win with a 9.0% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHINTARAM MASRAM
JNP
Janata
6,98840.3%
2
RAMBHAJAN PATTA
IND
5,42531.3%
3
MOHANSINGH MARABEE
INC
INC
3,39319.6%
4
GOPALSINGH PADAM
IND
1,5508.9%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (60th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 0.4% · max 26.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
60th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
128th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
134th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 40.3%IND 31.3%INC 19.6%IND 8.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,85,881
Density
255 / km²
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,427 km²
SC population6.3%
ST population69.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.2%Other 4.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water28.8%
Electricity74.5%
Sanitation18.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.1%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.8%
Children underweight (under 5)41.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.4%
Women literate49.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance29.2%

What's nearby?

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