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Madhya Pradesh · PC 10 · 1979 by-election
Sindhi
Winner — 1979 by-election
R.N.SINGH
JNP 42.4%INC(I) 33.2%8 others 24.4%
Votes
79,968
42.4% share
Winning margin
17,331
9.2% of votes
Total votes cast
1,88,711
Candidates
10
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.N.SINGH | 79,968 | 42.4% | |
| 2 | M.SINGH |  INC(I) | 62,637 | 33.2% |
| 3 | P.PANDAYA | IND | 15,412 | 8.2% |
| 4 | U.S.MISHRA | IND | 11,542 | 6.1% |
| 5 | INDIVERAM | IND | 5,066 | 2.7% |
| 6 | C.GUPTA | IND | 4,496 | 2.4% |
| 7 | D.P.SINGH | IND | 4,392 | 2.3% |
| 8 | BUDDHASEN | IND | 2,884 | 1.5% |
| 9 | D.SAI | IND | 1,713 | 0.9% |
| 10 | S.M.DAS | IND | 601 | 0.3% |
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 (29th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 0.7% · max 33.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
49%
lowerhigher
29th of 29How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 29How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
15th of 29How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 42.4%INC(I) 33.2%IND 8.2%IND 6.1%OTH 10.2%
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?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo
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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.