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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 169 · 1993Reserved (ST)

Chowki

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Winner — 1993

GOVERDHAN NETAM
INC· INC
INC 52.0%BJP 21.5%10 others 26.5%
Votes
29,823
52.0% share
Winning margin
17,479
30.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
50.6%
of 1,13,397

Chowki is a safe seat — GOVERDHAN NETAM won by 30.5%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GOVERDHAN NETAM
INC
INC
29,82352.0%
2
SURESH THAKUR
BJP
BJP
12,34421.5%
3
KANCHAN MALA SINGH
IND
9,91417.3%
4
PRAMOD KUMAR RAWATE
BSP
1,3002.3%
5
BHAGWANI RAM KUNJAM
JD
Janata Dal
1,2312.1%
6
GANGA SHAH DAU
CMM
1,0351.8%
7
RAM KISUN KAWAR
CPI
Left
6751.2%
8
BADURAM SALAME
RPI
3730.7%
9
LAKHAN SHAH KUNJAM
IND
2310.4%
10
LOKNATH THAKUR
DDP
1670.3%
11
RAHUL SHAH
IND
1530.3%
12
SHIVRAJ USARE
IND
1240.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (27th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
30.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 1.1% · max 40.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
27th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
127th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
205th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.0%BJP 21.5%IND 17.3%OTH 9.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,12,681
Density
244 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,195 km²
SC population23.4%
ST population2.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.3%Muslim 11.6%Other 1.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.3%
Electricity78.0%
Sanitation23.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.1%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.8%
Children underweight (under 5)27.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.8%
Women literate58.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Clean cooking fuel37.7%
Health insurance34.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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