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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 131 · 1993

Dharsiwa

Winner — 1993

BALARAM VERMA
BJP· BJP
BJP 40.6%INC 38.0%19 others 21.4%
Votes
31,621
40.6% share
Winning margin
1,996
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
63.4%
of 1,22,795

A closely fought contest. BALARAM VERMA won with a 2.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BALARAM VERMA
BJP
31,62140.6%
2
VIDHAN CHANDRA MISHRA
INC
29,62538.0%
3
RAGHUNANDAN PD. BANJARE
5,3736.9%
4
KESHAV SINGH THAKUR
IND
4,5855.9%
5
KALADAS DEHARIA
IND
1,5412.0%
6
SHANKAR SINGH RAJPOOT
1,0971.4%
7
BHAGWATI NAYAK
IND
7310.9%
8
BHUKHAU RAM NISHAD
IND
5510.7%
9
AMIT KUMAR SHARMA
IND
5160.7%
10
BODHAN LAL KOUSHIK
IND
4330.6%
11
ARVIND SINGH (GUDDU)
IND
3140.4%
12
LAXMAN AGRAWAL
SHS(R)
3130.4%
13
MANISH KUMAR
3090.4%
14
HARAKH RAM
Janata Dal
2360.3%
15
MOHIT RAM SAHU
IND
1390.2%
16
DEEPAK KUMAR SAHU
IND
1230.2%
17
LALIT KUMAR CHANDRAWANSI
IND
1200.1%
18
HARI OM DIXIT
Samajwadi Party
940.1%
19
AKBAR BHAI
IND
590.1%
20
JHANAK LAL
IND
480.1%
21
DASHA RAM
RPI(K)
470.1%

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.

Average turnout (68th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 2.6% · max 51.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
68th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
164th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
40th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 40.6%INC 38.0%BSP 6.9%IND 5.9%OTH 8.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,75,362
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,043 km²
SC population10.1%
ST population42.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.6%Other 4.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.2%
Electricity70.6%
Sanitation24.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated80.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Children underweight (under 5)31.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.2%
Women literate72.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.0%
Health insurance51.3%

What's nearby?

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