Date of Polling : ( Monday) 25.11.2013 & Date of Counting : (Sunday) 8.12.2013
S.No
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Item
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1
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Number Types of AssemblyConstituencies
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General
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148
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SC
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35
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ST
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47
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Total
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230
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2
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Population of the State
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75342145
{As per census projected} | |
3
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Total Electors
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4,64,57,724
| |
4
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Female/Male Ratio
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897.46
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5
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Percentage of EPIC issued
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100%
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6
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Number of Recognized State Parties
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06
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7
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Smallest Assembly constituency(Electorate wise)
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Kotma – (141545)
(District – Anuppur)
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8
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Largest Assembly constituency(Electorate wise)
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Indore-5 (308563)
(District – Indore)
| |
9
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Total No. of Polling Stations
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53,896
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10
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Number of General, Expenditure , Police & Awareness Observers deployed
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General Observers :230, Police Observers :20 , Expenditure Observers :100,Awareness Observers : 17
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11
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Poll expenditure limit per candidate as per M/o Law Notification No. 11019(1)/2011-Leg.II dated 23rd February, 2011
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Rs. 16 Lakh
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HIGHLIGHTS OF 2008 ELECTIONS
(A) NUMBER OF CONTESTANTS
Total Contestants in Fray
|
3179
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Average contestants per constituency
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14
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Minimum contestants in a constituency
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4
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Maximum contestants in a constituency
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33
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( B) ELECTORS
Male
|
Female
|
Total
| |
No. of Electors
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19136733
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17130236
|
36266969
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No. of Electors Who Voted
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13836701
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11290419
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25127120
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Polling Percentage
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72.30%
|
65.91%
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69.28%
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( C ) PERFORMANCE OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN 2008
Party
|
Seats
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Share in valid votes polled in state
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Vote % in seats contested
| |||||
Contested
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Won
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FD
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Votes
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%
| ||||
NATIONAL PARTIES
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1. BJP
|
228
|
143
|
7
|
9493641
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37.64%
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38.09%
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2. BSP
|
228
|
7
|
182
|
2262119
|
8.97%
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9.08%
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3. CPI
|
21
|
0
|
21
|
40311
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0.16%
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1.82%
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4. CPM
|
12
|
0
|
12
|
37285
|
0.15%
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2.86%
| ||
5. INC
|
228
|
71
|
20
|
8170318
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32.39%
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32.85%
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6. NCP
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
63176
|
0.25%
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16.63%
| ||
7.RJD
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
2661
|
0.01%
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0.58%
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Total (a)
|
724
|
221
|
248
|
20069511
|
79.57%
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STATE PARTIES
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Total (b)
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187
|
1
|
183
|
501324
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1.99%
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REGISTERED (UNRECOGNIZED) PARTIES
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Total ( c)
|
765
|
5
|
738
|
2388451
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9.47%
| |||
INDEPENDENTS
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Total (d)
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1398
|
3
|
1384
|
2076453
|
8.23%
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GRAND TOTAL
(a+b+c+d)
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3179
|
230
|
2654
|
25223132
|
100.00
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