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Madhya Pradesh · PC 21 · 2019Reserved (SC)

Dewas

Winner — Lok Sabha 2019

MAHENDRA SINGH SOLANKY
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 61.6%INC 35.0%5 others 3.3%
Votes
8,62,429
61.6% share
Winning margin
3,72,249
26.6% of votes
Total votes cast
13,98,946
Candidates
7
Seat history

0 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.72 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHENDRA SINGH SOLANKY
NDA (NDA)
8,62,42961.6%
2
PRAHLAD SINGH TIPANYA
4,90,18035.0%
3
BADRILAL (AKELA)
18,3381.3%
4
PRAVIN SHANTARAM GANGURDE
BHAPRAP
9,8180.7%
NOTA
NOTA
9,0340.7%
6
NITIN VERMA
IND
4,6390.3%
7
MAHENDRA SING
IND
4,5080.3%

High turnout (4th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
26.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 2.0% · max 39.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
4th of 29

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.93
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 29

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
17th of 29

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 61.6%INC 35.0%OTH 2.7%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.72 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,12,681
Density
244 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,195 km²
SC population23.4%
ST population2.5%

Figures are for Shajapur, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.3%Muslim 11.6%Other 1.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.3%
Electricity78.0%
Sanitation23.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.1%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.8%
Children underweight (under 5)27.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.8%
Women literate58.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Clean cooking fuel37.7%
Health insurance34.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo🏺Onion🏺Oranges🏺Wooden Toys and Handicraft

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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