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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 55 · 2021 by-elections

Damoh

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Winner — 2021 by-elections

AJAY KUMAR TANDON
INC
INC 52.5%BJP 40.5%20 others 6.9%
Votes
74,832
52.5% share
Winning margin
17,097
12.0% of votes
Total candidates
22

A clear win with a 12.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

22 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AJAY KUMAR TANDON
INC
74,83252.5%
2
RAHUL SINGH
BJP
57,73540.5%
3
UMA SINGH LODHI
BSCP
3,7752.6%
4
RAHUL BHAIYA JI
IND
1,0530.7%
5
RAHUL BHAIYA
IND
7020.5%
6
MUNNALAL
IND
6120.4%
7
RAHUL S.
IND
4840.3%
8
MAGAN ADIVASI
IND
4700.3%
9
VAIBHAV SINGH
IND
3920.3%
10
RICHA PURSHOTTAM CHOUBEY (HARI OM)
SPAKP
3630.3%
11
AMJAD KHAN
IND
3070.2%
12
KAMLESH ASATI
BUNKD
2680.2%
13
NAVAB KHAN
IND
2620.2%
14
SHANKAR. JATAV.
IND
1740.1%
15
ASHISH URF Sanyashi
IND
1580.1%
16
RAJ PATHAK URF RAJA BHAIYA
SHS
1460.1%
17
AJAY
IND
1220.1%
18
AKRAM URF SONU KHAN
IND
1190.1%
19
K.N. SHUKLA-ADVOCATE
IND
1160.1%
20
AJAY BHAIYA THAKUR
IND
1150.1%
21
ENG. AJAY BHAIYA
IND
1050.1%
22
Mohd. SAFIK KHAN
IND
940.1%

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 (144th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 0.1% · max 77.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
144th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
151st of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
219th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
4 seats · 3 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.5%BJP 40.5%OTH 6.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,64,219
Density
173 / km²
Sex ratio
910 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,306 km²
SC population19.5%
ST population13.2%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.8%Other 6.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.6%
Electricity62.3%
Sanitation14.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.0%
Children fully vaccinated60.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.3%
Children underweight (under 5)32.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.1%
Women literate61.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.6%
Clean cooking fuel28.1%
Health insurance21.6%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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Sculptures at Phutera tank

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Sculptures at Phutera tank

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