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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 37 · 1957
Sonkatch
Winner — 1957
BHAGIRATHSINGH PURANSINGH
BJS· Bharatiya Jana Sangh
BJS 54.9%INC 41.8%1 others 3.3%
Votes
18,004
54.9% share
Winning margin
4,306
13.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
64.8%
of 50,652
A clear win with a 13.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHAGIRATHSINGH PURANSINGH | 18,004 | 54.9% | |
| 2 | VIJAISINGH HIRASINGH | 13,698 | 41.8% | |
| 3 | UMASHANKAR RAMCHANDRARAO | 1,098 | 3.4% |
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 (147th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.1% · max 80.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
147th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
150th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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180th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 54.9%INC 41.8%OTH 3.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,78,458
Density
232 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,252 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population9.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.4%Other 7.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.3%
Electricity72.0%
Sanitation25.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.7%
Children underweight (under 5)35.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Women literate69.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.7%
Health insurance27.5%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Farm Equipment
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