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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1985
Lashkar West
Winner — 1985
KAMTA PRASAD
INC· INC
INC 45.4%BJP 41.5%19 others 13.1%
Votes
17,889
45.4% share
Winning margin
1,542
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
42.7%
of 92,302
A closely fought contest. KAMTA PRASAD won with a 3.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
21 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAMTA PRASAD | INC | 17,889 | 45.4% |
| 2 | SHITALA SAHAYA | BJP | 16,347 | 41.5% |
| 3 | DWARIKA PRASAD BAGHELE | IND | 3,235 | 8.2% |
| 4 | A. NAFIZ | IND | 578 | 1.5% |
| 5 | PRADIP KUMAR ALAGHA | IND | 355 | 0.9% |
| 6 | KHALID ALI SHAH | IND | 163 | 0.4% |
| 7 | HASAN KHAN | IND | 112 | 0.3% |
| 8 | DHIRENDRA SINGH TOMAR | Lok Dal | 109 | 0.3% |
| 9 | SHRIKRISHANA | Janata | 103 | 0.3% |
| 10 | ROCHALMAL UDHAWANI | IND | 99 | 0.3% |
| 11 | JOGENDRA BIHARI MONGA | IND | 89 | 0.2% |
| 12 | SURESH SAMARATA | IND | 72 | 0.2% |
| 13 | SHIV KUMAR SHIVHARE | IND | 54 | 0.1% |
| 14 | DHARTIPAKAD MADANLAL | IND | 52 | 0.1% |
| 15 | RAMESH CHANDRA GUPTA | IND | 34 | 0.1% |
| 16 | PRAFFUL SAXENA (MANTU) | IND | 30 | 0.1% |
| 17 | ISRAIAL KHAN | IND | 27 | 0.1% |
| 18 | SANEHA KUMAR | IND | 22 | 0.1% |
| 19 | POORANLAL KEN | IND | 15 | 0.0% |
| 20 | BANSHIDHAR KUSHWAHA | IND | 15 | 0.0% |
| 21 | ASHOK KUMAR GOSWAMI | IND | 14 | 0.0% |
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 (219th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 0.1% · max 48.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
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219th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
178th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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168th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.4%BJP 41.5%IND 8.2%OTH 5.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,32,036
Density
446 / km²
Sex ratio
864 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,560 km²
SC population19.3%
ST population3.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.3%Muslim 7.0%Other 2.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water44.3%
Electricity83.0%
Sanitation59.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated80.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.1%
Children underweight (under 5)33.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate76.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.8%
Clean cooking fuel69.8%
Health insurance40.6%
What's nearby?
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