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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 70 · 2003

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Winner — 2003

RAMAKANT TIWARI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 31.7%BSP 29.3%11 others 38.9%
Votes
37,110
31.7% share
Winning margin
2,790
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
64.1%
of 1,82,532

A closely fought contest. RAMAKANT TIWARI won with a 2.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMAKANT TIWARI
BJP (NDA)
37,11031.7%
2
RAM GAREEB BANVASI
BSP
34,32029.3%
3
RAM LAKHAN SINGH
23,11819.8%
4
RAMASHANKAR MISHRA
INC
11,1969.6%
5
LALMANI KOL
IND
2,5792.2%
6
JAY BAHADUR SINGH PATEL
AD
1,6491.4%
7
LALMANI MISHRA
Samajwadi Party
1,3561.2%
8
UDHAV PRASAD
IND
1,2971.1%
9
GAURI SHANKAR
IND
1,0590.9%
10
RAJMANI
9370.8%
11
PRAHALAD DAS
IND
8360.7%
12
VIJAY KUMAR SINGH
7740.7%
13
SURENDRA PRASAD
SVSP
7230.6%

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 (205th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 0.2% · max 38.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
205th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.96
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
144th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.96EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 31.7%BSP 29.3%JD(S) 19.8%INC 9.6%OTH 9.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo
🏛️

Rock shelters with megaliths, monasteries and inscriptions

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock shelters with megaliths, monasteries and inscriptions

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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