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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 219 · 1985
Chaurai
Winner — 1985
BAIJNATH PRASAD SAXENA
INC· INC
INC 47.9%BJP 44.0%3 others 8.1%
Votes
16,393
47.9% share
Winning margin
1,324
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
44.3%
of 77,233
A closely fought contest. BAIJNATH PRASAD SAXENA won with a 3.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAIJNATH PRASAD SAXENA | INC | 16,393 | 47.9% |
| 2 | DUWEDI PRATULCHANDRA | BJP | 15,069 | 44.0% |
| 3 | LAKKHU ALIAS LEKHRAM SONI | Left | 1,880 | 5.5% |
| 4 | MURLIDHAR CHOURASIA | IND | 558 | 1.6% |
| 5 | SAMPAT AHERWAR | IND | 333 | 1.0% |
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 (17th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 1.9% · max 44.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
17th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
130th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
80th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.9%BJP 44.0%CPI 5.5%OTH 2.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,55,069
Density
299 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,861 km²
SC population13.7%
ST population28.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 10.4%Other 2.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water31.6%
Electricity72.9%
Sanitation32.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.2%
Children fully vaccinated93.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)28.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.5%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Clean cooking fuel53.1%
Health insurance37.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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