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161. Dhamdha

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Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election, 1993

MP-DHAMDHA

INC 38.7%won by 3.3%BJP 35.4%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin held roughly steady from 3.3% to 3.3%.

  • New challengerBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finished second with 35.4% — it did not contest here in 1990.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 74.1% of the vote between them, up from 68.7% — a tighter two-way contest.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
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not in source
Valid votes
73,327
Margin
2,429
3.31%

Candidates

17 contested · winner INC
  1. 1JOGESHWAR SAHUIndian National Congress · INC28,38238.7%
  2. 2JAISINGH RAJPUTBharatiya Janata Party · BJP25,95335.4%
  3. 3ASHOK PURI GOSWAMICMM · CMM6,2138.5%
  4. 4DUKHIT RAM SAHUCommunist Party of India · CPI4,4646.1%
  5. 5SAWAK RAM SAHUJanata Dal · JD2,8113.8%
  6. 6GIRDHAR MADERIYABahujan Samaj Party · BSP2,7953.8%
  7. 7RAM BHAGASIndependent · IND3840.5%
  8. 8MANNULAL DESHMUKHIndependent · IND3820.5%
  9. 9DHANESH TIWARIIndependent · IND3720.5%
  10. 10RAJMALIndependent · IND3460.5%
  11. 11NANDKUMARIndependent · IND2440.3%
  12. 12LALITKUMAR THAKURDDP · DDP2260.3%
  13. 13PRAKASHCHANDER SHANKARLALIndependent · IND1880.3%
  14. 14SARJU TIWARIIndependent · IND1750.2%
  15. 15BABULAL YADAVIndependent · IND1530.2%
  16. 16KALPANA MASIIndependent · IND1330.2%
  17. 17PARAMHANS TIWARIIndependent · IND1060.1%

Since 1990

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–BJP swing
−32.6%
INC share
36.0% → 38.7%
BJP share
0.0% → 35.4%
Turnout
— → —
160. Saja162. Durg City
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