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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 26 · 1985

Shivpuri

Winner — 1985

GANESH RAM
INC· INC
INC 45.5%BJP 39.9%12 others 14.6%
Votes
25,085
45.5% share
Winning margin
3,099
5.6% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
51.9%
of 1,06,087

A clear win with a 5.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GANESH RAM
INC
25,08545.5%
2
SUSHIL BAHADUR ASTHANA
BJP
21,98639.9%
3
TULA RAM
IND
2,1764.0%
4
KANHOJI RAO ANGRE
IND
1,3452.4%
5
KRIPA RAM MEHTE
Lok Dal
1,1822.1%
6
MOHAN PRASAD MUDOTIA
IND
7331.3%
7
ASHOK
IND
7001.3%
8
JUGRA
IND
4270.8%
9
RAMESHWAR PRASAD
IND
3800.7%
10
NEHNU RAM
IND
3400.6%
11
LAXMAN
IND
3260.6%
12
HAVIV KYAN
IND
1600.3%
13
AMAR LAL
IND
1450.3%
14
HARDEVA
IND
1140.2%

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.

High turnout (22nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
5.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 0.9% · max 74.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
22nd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
142nd of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
92nd of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.5%BJP 39.9%OTH 14.6%

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?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cloth Jacket
Monastery, Terahi

Monastery, Terahi

🏛️MonumentASI

Monastery

Toran gate

Toran gate

🏛️MonumentASI

Toran gate

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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