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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 16 · 1988 by-elections

Lashkar East

Winner — 1988 by-elections

R.S.B.S.POTNIS
BJP 49.1%INC 45.9%10 others 5.0%
Votes
19,946
49.1% share
Winning margin
1,325
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
12

Lashkar East was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 1,325 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R.S.B.S.POTNIS
19,9460.0%
2
H.C.GOYAL
18,6210.0%
3
D.P.BAGHELE
IND
1,1500.0%
4
PEETAM
IND
1950.0%
5
M.SINGH(W)
IND
1290.0%
6
N.L.SHARMA
IND
1240.0%
7
D.P.M.L.AGGARWAL
IND
1120.0%
8
B.S.KITKIRIA
ICS(SCS)
780.0%
9
N.SHASTRY
IND
760.0%
10
H.K.NETAJI
IND
730.0%
11
C.L.SONI
IND
670.0%
12
P.KUSHWAHA
IND
200.0%

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 (229th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 0.5% · max 48.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
229th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
141st of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
166th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,32,036
Density
446 / km²
Sex ratio
864 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,560 km²
SC population19.3%
ST population3.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.3%Muslim 7.0%Other 2.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water44.3%
Electricity83.0%
Sanitation59.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated80.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.1%
Children underweight (under 5)33.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate76.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.8%
Clean cooking fuel69.8%
Health insurance40.6%

What's nearby?

6 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Sandstone Tiles
Gwalior fort :Rock cut Jain colossi near Ek patthar ki baodi

Gwalior fort :Rock cut Jain colossi near Ek patthar ki baodi

🏛️MonumentASI

Gwalior fort :Rock cut Jain colossi near Ek patthar ki baodi

Gwalior fort :Sas Bahu Temple

Gwalior fort :Sas Bahu Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Gwalior fort :Sas Bahu Temple

Tomb of Mohammad Ghaus

Tomb of Mohammad Ghaus

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Mohammad Ghaus

Tomb of Tansen & Two Mosques

Tomb of Tansen & Two Mosques

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Tansen & Two Mosques

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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