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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 72 · 1985

Mauganj

Winner — 1985

JAGDISH TIWARI MASURIHA
BJP· BJP
BJP 44.6%INC 34.1%12 others 21.3%
Votes
21,354
44.6% share
Winning margin
5,031
10.5% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
51.2%
of 93,591

A clear win with a 10.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAGDISH TIWARI MASURIHA
BJP
21,35444.6%
2
ACHUTANAND
INC
16,32334.1%
3
JAGDISH PRASAD PATEL
Lok Dal
2,2294.7%
4
YASHODANAND
Janata
1,6553.5%
5
YAR MOHAMMAD
IND
1,2252.6%
6
BHAGWANDAS
IND
9622.0%
7
DAL PARTAP SINGH
IND
8961.9%
8
RAM BHILASH PATEL
IND
6801.4%
9
RAGHURAI
IND
6511.4%
10
RAM NARESH MISHRA
IND
6301.3%
11
JAGDISH DWIVEDI
IND
5681.2%
12
MOTILAL SINGH YADAV
IND
4380.9%
13
VISHESHAR
IND
2140.5%
14
MANGLESHWAR SINGH
IND
570.1%

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.

Low turnout (222nd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
10.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.3% · min 0.3% · max 28.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
222nd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.59
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
146th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.6%INC 34.1%OTH 21.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,65,106
Density
375 / km²
Sex ratio
931 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,314 km²
SC population16.2%
ST population13.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.9%Other 4.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.6%
Electricity46.5%
Sanitation23.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated70.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)31.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.2%
Clean cooking fuel21.4%
Health insurance29.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo

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