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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 141 · 1980

Rajim

Winner — 1980

JIWANLAL SAHU
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 46.8%BJP 46.2%3 others 7.0%
Votes
21,068
46.8% share
Winning margin
247
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
54.4%
of 82,885

Rajim was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 247 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JIWANLAL SAHU
INC(I)
Congress (I)
21,06846.8%
2
PUNITRAM
BJP
20,82146.2%
3
THUKELU
IND
1,9504.3%
4
ANIL KUMAR
8191.8%
5
BHUWANLAL
IND
3930.9%

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 (103rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.7% · min 0.6% · max 60.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
103rd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
202nd of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
119th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 46.8%BJP 46.2%OTH 7.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,31,597
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 vaccinatedNOT 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?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati Rice
Pre-historic rock shelters of Tajpura, Bineka etc

Pre-historic rock shelters of Tajpura, Bineka etc

🏛️MonumentASI

Pre-historic rock shelters of Tajpura, Bineka etc

i) Savite Temple

i) Savite Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

i) Savite Temple

🏛️

ii) Ancient remains, rock engraving

🏛️MonumentASI

ii) Ancient remains, rock engraving

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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