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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Winner — 2003
SANJEEV SHAH
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 39.2%INC 37.6%5 others 23.1%
Votes
37,802
39.2% share
Winning margin
1,535
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
71.2%
of 1,35,281
Chowki was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 1,535 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANJEEV SHAH | BJP (NDA) | 37,802 | 39.2% |
| 2 | SHEORAJ SINGH USARE | INC | 36,267 | 37.6% |
| 3 | MAKHAN LAL MASIYA (GURUJI) | NCP | 5,594 | 5.8% |
| 4 | KHUSHIYAL RAW MANDAVI | 5,179 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | SMT KHAGESH THAKUR | BSP | 5,122 | 5.3% |
| 6 | SHIVCHARAN AMARIYA | IND | 4,840 | 5.0% |
| 7 | LAKHAN SHAH | IND | 1,527 | 1.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (23rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 4.3% · min 1.3% · max 11.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
23rd of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
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13th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 39.2%INC 37.6%NCP 5.8%GGP 5.4%BSP 5.3%IND 5.0%OTH 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,13,199
Density
135 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,470 km²
SC population2.7%
ST population65.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.4%Other 6.2%Other 3.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.0%
Electricity51.4%
Sanitation20.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births63.5%
Children fully vaccinated57.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.1%
Children underweight (under 5)45.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.2%
Women literate52.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.3%
Clean cooking fuel31.6%
Health insurance69.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.