Back to Madhya Pradesh 1990 map
Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 148 · 1990Reserved (ST)

Keshkal

Winner — 1990

KRISHNA KUMAR DHRUW
BJP· BJP
BJP 52.7%JD 21.5%5 others 25.8%
Votes
16,896
52.7% share
Winning margin
9,993
31.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
33.0%
of 97,282

Keshkal is a safe seat — KRISHNA KUMAR DHRUW won by 31.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KRISHNA KUMAR DHRUW
BJP
16,89652.7%
2
LAMBODAR BALIYAR
National Front
6,90321.5%
3
SHIV NATAM
INC
4,55914.2%
4
ANIL KUMAR
IND
1,4694.6%
5
RAJMAN BHUARYA
IND
1,0923.4%
6
NAMULAL NAG
6622.1%
7
LALLU PRASAD BALA RAM
4811.5%

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 (97th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
31.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 0.7% · max 63.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
97th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
156th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
171st of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 52.7%JD 21.5%INC 14.2%OTH 11.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,58,875
Density
198 / km²
Sex ratio
896 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,371 km²
SC population20.0%
ST population4.6%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 10.3%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.9%
Electricity61.0%
Sanitation24.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.6%
Children fully vaccinated78.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.5%
Children underweight (under 5)34.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.5%
Women literate64.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.8%
Clean cooking fuel31.8%
Health insurance48.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Farm Equipment

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Ask the state

STATE INDICATORS · RBI 2024-25