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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 23 · 1967Reserved (SC)
Pohri
Winner — 1967
B. ARJUN
BJS· SVD (Samyukta Vidhayak Dal)
BJS 64.3%INC 18.6%2 others 17.1%
Votes
16,340
64.3% share
Winning margin
11,618
45.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
41.0%
of 61,961
Pohri is a safe seat — B. ARJUN won by 45.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. ARJUN | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 16,340 | 64.3% |
| 2 | B. KHACHERA | INC | 4,722 | 18.6% |
| 3 | B. DHAR | Samyukta Socialist Party | 2,693 | 10.6% |
| 4 | PEMU | IND | 1,641 | 6.5% |
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 (149th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean45.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 0.2% · max 45.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
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149th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
162nd of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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125th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 64.3%INC 18.6%SSP 10.6%IND 6.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,26,050
Density
171 / km²
Sex ratio
877 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,066 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population13.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.7%
Electricity41.6%
Sanitation14.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.5%
Children fully vaccinated63.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.1%
Women literate56.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.5%
Clean cooking fuel32.7%
Health insurance38.9%
What's nearby?
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