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Winner — 2008
AKBAR BHAI
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 43.4%BJP 42.3%7 others 14.4%
Votes
72,397
43.4% share
Winning margin
1,861
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
73.5%
of 2,27,025
Pandariya was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 1,861 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AKBAR BHAI | INC (UPA) | 72,397 | 43.4% |
| 2 | LALJI CHANDRAVANSHI | NDA | 70,536 | 42.3% |
| 3 | NARAYAN SINGH BAUDDH | IND | 6,775 | 4.1% |
| 4 | VISHWANATH SINGH PORTE | 5,322 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | JAGDISH CHANDRAVANSHI | BSP | 4,978 | 3.0% |
| 6 | BADRI PRASAD SHUKLA | 2,364 | 1.4% | |
| 7 | JAGDISH SAHU | IND | 1,853 | 1.1% |
| 8 | AJOO RAM CHANDRAWANSHI | IND | 1,744 | 1.0% |
| 9 | MAHESH KUMAR PANAGAR | CGVP | 939 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (62nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.6% · min 1.1% · max 16.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
62nd of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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53rd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.4%BJP 42.3%OTH 14.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.14 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,22,526
Density
194 / km²
Sex ratio
996 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,235 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population20.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.3%Other 5.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.3%
Electricity85.2%
Sanitation13.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.9%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.6%
Women literate66.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.3%
Clean cooking fuel25.0%
Health insurance72.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Sugarcane based product (Ex. Jaggery, Molasses)
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