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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 136 · 1985Reserved (SC)

Bhatgaon

Winner — 1985

RESHAMLAL JANGADE
BJP· BJP
BJP 43.0%INC 42.2%3 others 14.8%
Votes
11,796
43.0% share
Winning margin
218
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
29.9%
of 91,731

Bhatgaon was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 218 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RESHAMLAL JANGADE
BJP
11,79643.0%
2
KUMAR BHARTI
INC
11,57842.2%
3
SONAUDAS SONWANI
Janata
1,9827.2%
4
TARZAN
IND
1,1714.3%
5
SONSAI PRASAD CHOUHAN
IND
9163.3%

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.

High turnout (42nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 0.8% · max 51.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
42nd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
67th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.0%INC 42.2%JNP 7.2%OTH 7.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,41,350
Density
185 / km²
Sex ratio
914 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,703 km²
SC population16.5%
ST population15.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water25.8%
Electricity78.4%
Sanitation48.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.8%
Children fully vaccinated73.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.8%
Children underweight (under 5)27.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel47.3%
Health insurance28.6%

What's nearby?

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