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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 161 · 1990

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Winner — 1990

JAGESHWAR SAHU
INC· INC
INC 36.0%JD 32.7%11 others 31.3%
Votes
24,900
36.0% share
Winning margin
2,253
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
59.2%
of 1,16,901

A closely fought contest. JAGESHWAR SAHU won with a 3.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAGESHWAR SAHU
INC
INC
24,90036.0%
2
ARUN AGRAWAL
JD
National Front
22,64732.7%
3
C.R. BAKSHI
CPI
Left
8,15311.8%
4
SAKHA RAM
BSP
6,8289.9%
5
PUNA RAM SAHU
IND
2,0513.0%
6
SURENDRA KUMAR SAHU
IND
1,8422.7%
7
ROOTHU PRADESHI
IND
1,1731.7%
8
NAGESHWAR SINGH
IND
6180.9%
9
NAND KUMAR GAUTAM
IND
4680.7%
10
RAMACHANDRA VISHWAKARMA
IND
2260.3%
11
BHAGWANDAS SAHU
LKD(B)
1280.2%
12
HIRA SINGH
IND
1220.2%
13
BANSI LAL
IND
860.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (36th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.5% · max 37.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
36th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.04
fewer partiesmore parties
213th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
201st of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.0%JD 32.7%CPI 11.8%BSP 9.9%OTH 9.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,45,814
Density
251 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,153 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population3.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.0%
Electricity67.6%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated71.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)26.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.3%
Women literate52.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.0%
Clean cooking fuel24.8%
Health insurance27.1%

What's nearby?

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