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Gwalior

Winner — 2007 by-election

Yashodhara Raje Scindhia
BJP 37.4%INC 31.0%22 others 31.5%
Votes
2,13,583
37.4% share
Winning margin
36,474
6.4% of votes
Total votes cast
5,70,585
Candidates
24
Seat history

All Candidates

24 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Yashodhara Raje Scindhia
2,13,58337.4%
2
Ashok Singh
1,77,10931.0%
3
Bahan Ram Shree Baghel
RSD
51,3089.0%
4
Kedar Singh Bidhuri
35,7076.3%
5
Phool Singh Baraiya
31,8445.6%
6
Munna Lal Goyal (Munna Bhaiya)
16,8293.0%
7
Mukesh
IND
7,7711.4%
8
Sanjay Shiromani
IND
5,3740.9%
9
Govind Singh Kushwah
IND
4,3770.8%
10
Moti Lal
IND
3,5330.6%
11
Raja Ram
IND
3,5030.6%
12
Atar Singh Gautam
IND
2,7950.5%
13
Manoj Sharma Advocate (Parth)
IND
2,4730.4%
14
Ramji Lal Kulshreshth
IND
1,6990.3%
15
Sakuntala Mishra
IND
1,5600.3%
16
Nihal Singh
IND
1,4440.3%
17
Surendra Singh
IND
1,3850.2%
18
Prabhoo
IND
1,3660.2%
19
Daya Ram Jatav
IND
1,3640.2%
20
Gopal Verma (Soni)
IND
1,2770.2%
21
Rishikant
IND
1,2670.2%
22
Kashi Ram Rathor
IND
1,0600.2%
23
Alok Joshi
IND
1,0270.2%
24
Rajesh Kumar Ahirwar
IND
9300.2%

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.

Average turnout (19th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 3.0% · max 48.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
19th of 29

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 29

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
28th of 29

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 37.4%INC 31.0%RSD 9.0%BSP 6.3%LJP 5.6%OTH 10.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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%

Figures are for Gwalior, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

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?

24 locations
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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