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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 69 · 2003
Sirmaur
Winner — 2003
RAM LAKHAN SHARMA
CPM· CPI(M)
CPM 23.3%BSP 22.8%17 others 53.9%
Votes
26,272
23.3% share
Winning margin
588
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
60.3%
of 1,86,941
Sirmaur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 588 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
19 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM LAKHAN SHARMA | CPI(M) | 26,272 | 23.3% |
| 2 | RAJ KUMAR URMALIYA | BSP | 25,684 | 22.8% |
| 3 | ADVOCATE RAJAMANI RATEL | INC | 16,787 | 14.9% |
| 4 | SUDHA SINGH | NDA | 14,668 | 13.0% |
| 5 | D.P. SINGH | Samajwadi Party | 13,710 | 12.2% |
| 6 | MOLAI | IND | 2,865 | 2.5% |
| 7 | PRABHAT VERMA | RSMD | 2,797 | 2.5% |
| 8 | RAJ LAL | IND | 1,199 | 1.1% |
| 9 | SANTESHWAR PRASAD GARG | IND | 1,082 | 1.0% |
| 10 | GHANSHYAM | IND | 1,065 | 0.9% |
| 11 | ANIL SONI | IND | 999 | 0.9% |
| 12 | LAKSHMAN PRASAD | 963 | 0.8% | |
| 13 | PRADEEP PANDEY | IND | 864 | 0.8% |
| 14 | ANUPAM | JP | 816 | 0.7% |
| 15 | SITARAM KASHYAP | NDA | 780 | 0.7% |
| 16 | RAMADHAR SINGH | AD | 716 | 0.6% |
| 17 | RAMSAJEEVAN | IND | 657 | 0.6% |
| 18 | RAMRATI | 401 | 0.4% | |
| 19 | RAMSUNDAR SHARMA | SVSP | 372 | 0.3% |
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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.
Low turnout (195th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 0.4% · max 69.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
195th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.15
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
170th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 23.3%BSP 22.8%INC 14.9%BJP 13.0%SP 12.2%OTH 13.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,65,106
Density
375 / km²
Sex ratio
931 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,314 km²
SC population16.2%
ST population13.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.9%Other 4.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.6%
Electricity46.5%
Sanitation23.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated70.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)31.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.2%
Clean cooking fuel21.4%
Health insurance29.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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