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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 23 · 1985

Datia

Winner — 1985

RAJENDRA KUMAR BHARTI
INC· INC
INC 63.8%BJP 29.6%8 others 6.6%
Votes
29,931
63.8% share
Winning margin
16,049
34.2% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
49.3%
of 95,164

Datia is a safe seat — RAJENDRA KUMAR BHARTI won by 34.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJENDRA KUMAR BHARTI
INC
29,93163.8%
2
RADHA KANT
BJP
13,88229.6%
3
CHANDRA PRAKASH
IND
1,0612.3%
4
GOVIND PRASAD
Janata
6091.3%
5
MOHAN DAS
IND
3510.8%
6
GANESHI LAL
IND
3420.7%
7
BABU KHAN
IND
2690.6%
8
NATHU RAM
IND
2150.5%
9
ASHA RAM
IND
1970.4%
10
JAGDISH
IND
760.2%

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 (149th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
34.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 0.2% · max 45.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
149th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
162nd of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
125th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 63.8%BJP 29.6%OTH 6.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,26,050
Density
171 / km²
Sex ratio
877 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,066 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population13.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.7%
Electricity41.6%
Sanitation14.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.5%
Children fully vaccinated63.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.1%
Women literate56.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.5%
Clean cooking fuel32.7%
Health insurance38.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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