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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 166 · 1980
Khertha
Winner — 1980
VASUDEO CHANDRAKAR
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 57.0%BJP 35.8%2 others 7.2%
Votes
23,543
57.0% share
Winning margin
8,748
21.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
59.7%
of 69,205
Khertha is a safe seat — VASUDEO CHANDRAKAR won by 21.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VASUDEO CHANDRAKAR |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 23,543 | 57.0% |
| 2 | GULAB SINGH CHANDRAKAR | BJP | 14,795 | 35.8% |
| 3 | RAGHUBAR SAHU | JNP(SC) | 2,207 | 5.3% |
| 4 | YADUVANSHNATH SAHU | IND | 750 | 1.8% |
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.
High turnout (31st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean21.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 0.2% · max 47.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
31st of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
165th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
148th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 57.0%BJP 35.8%JNP(SC) 5.3%OTH 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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