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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 47 · 1998

Malehra

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Winner — 1998

SWAMI PRASAD
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 36.4%CPI 31.9%9 others 31.8%
Votes
35,251
36.4% share
Winning margin
4,383
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
63.8%
of 1,51,801

A closely fought contest. SWAMI PRASAD won with a 4.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SWAMI PRASAD
BJP
BJP (NDA)
35,25136.4%
2
KAPOOR CHAND GHUWARA
CPI
30,86831.9%
3
RAJ BAHADUR SINGH
INC
INC
24,40925.2%
4
KALKA
BSP
BSP
2,1212.2%
5
BIRENDRA SINGH
SP
1,8691.9%
6
SHRAVAN GAURAV
IND
5630.6%
7
GANESH
IND
5070.5%
8
GANPAT AHIRWAR
AD
4730.5%
9
PYARELAL
IND
4300.4%
10
AHIRWAR SEETARAM
IND
3120.3%
11
PANNA LAL
SHS
940.1%

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

Average turnout (153rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.9% · max 33.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
153rd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.75
fewer partiesmore parties
48th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
56th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 36.4%CPI 31.9%INC 25.2%OTH 6.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,45,166
Density
286 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,048 km²
SC population25.0%
ST population4.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.7%Other 4.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.8%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation10.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated79.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)34.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Women literate67.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.6%
Clean cooking fuel32.1%
Health insurance40.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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