Fact file (to go with assembly poll winners represent few voters)

Seats - 7

Average polling - 58 percent

Average representativeness - 26 percent

Percentage of winners with less than 40 percent representativeness - 99 percent

Average vote share - 45 percent

Percentage of winners with less than 40 percent vote share - 67 percentRajasthan

Seats - 200

Average polling - 67 percent

Average representativeness - 28 percent

Percentage of winners with less than 40 percent representativeness - 98 percent

Average vote share - 43 percent

Percentage of winners with less than 40 percent vote share - 81 percentMadhya Pradesh

Seats - 230

Average polling - 70 percent

Average representativeness - 29 percent

Percentage of winners with less than 40 percent representativeness - 93 percent

Average vote share - 41 percent

Percentage of winners with less than 40 percent vote share - 81 percent

Chhattisgarh

Seats - 90

Average polling - 70 percent

Average representativeness - 31 percent

Percentage of winners with less than 40 percent representativeness- 91 percent

Average vote share - 44 percent

Percentage of winners with less than 40 percent vote share - 80 percent

Mizoram

Seats - 40

Average polling - 82 percent

Average representativeness - 33 percent

Percentage of winners with less than 40 percent representativeness - 90 percent

Average vote share - 40 percent

Percentage of winners with less than 40 percent vote share - 93 percent

Vote share is the ratio between total number of votes for the winner and total number of valid votes.

Representativeness is the ratio of number of votes polled for the winner and total number of registered voters in the area.