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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 8 · 19512 seats · 1 ST
Gharghoda
Winner — 1951
DURGA CHARAN
Also elected — same seat
RAJA LALIT KUMAR SINGH
INC· 19,775 votes
INC 31.7%INC 29.7%6 others 38.7%
Votes
21,099
31.7% share
Winning margin
13,768
20.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
32.5%
of 1,02,629
Gharghoda is a safe seat — DURGA CHARAN won by 20.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DURGA CHARAN | 21,099 | 31.7% | |
| 2 | RAJA LALIT KUMAR SINGH | 19,775 | 29.7% | |
| 3 | RAM KUMAR | KMPP | 7,331 | 11.0% |
| 4 | SADHU RAM | RRP | 6,239 | 9.4% |
| 5 | HARCHAND RAM | RRP | 4,152 | 6.2% |
| 6 | RAMESHWAR | 3,087 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | LAXMAN PRASAD GUPTA | IND | 2,684 | 4.0% |
| 8 | KARTIKO | 2,260 | 3.4% |
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 (227th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.8% · max 43.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
227th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
154th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
185th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.7%INC 29.7%KMPP 11.0%RRP 9.4%RRP 6.2%OTH 12.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,65,970
Density
394 / km²
Sex ratio
840 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,989 km²
SC population21.4%
ST population0.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.4%Other 4.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.3%
Electricity36.3%
Sanitation20.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated69.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)29.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.5%
Women literate65.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.8%
Clean cooking fuel32.6%
Health insurance36.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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