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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 83 · 1977Reserved (ST)

Kotma

Winner — 1977

BABULAL SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 53.1%INC 15.3%6 others 31.7%
Votes
10,236
53.1% share
Winning margin
7,290
37.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
24.6%
of 78,293

Kotma is a safe seat — BABULAL SINGH won by 37.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BABULAL SINGH
Janata
10,23653.1%
2
GIRJA KUMARI
INC
2,94615.3%
3
BHAGIRATHI
IND
1,6678.6%
4
NIRMAL SINGH
IND
1,4117.3%
5
KAMOL SINGH
IND
1,2596.5%
6
BALDEV SINGH
IND
1,0855.6%
7
RAMADHIN SINGH
IND
3741.9%
8
SAHEDEO
IND
3111.6%

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 (159th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
37.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 2.5% · max 37.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
159th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
69th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
18th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 53.1%INC 15.3%IND 8.6%IND 7.3%IND 6.5%IND 5.6%OTH 3.5%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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