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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 16 · 1990

Lashkar East

Winner — 1990

RAGHUNATH SHANKAR BHAU SAHIB POTNIS
BJP· BJP
BJP 46.5%INC 39.1%20 others 14.4%
Votes
21,521
46.5% share
Winning margin
3,423
7.4% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
40.2%
of 1,15,133

A clear win with a 7.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

22 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAGHUNATH SHANKAR BHAU SAHIB POTNIS
BJP
21,52146.5%
2
R.K. GOYAL
INC
18,09839.1%
3
K.L.YADAV
2,3325.0%
4
RAVI KANT ASHTHANA
National Front
1,7573.8%
5
PRABHAT RAI SARASWAT (PAMMI)
IND
1,1412.5%
6
PANDIT MANGI LAL SHARMA
IND
3890.8%
7
RAM KISHAN
IND
1650.4%
8
AYUB KHAN
IND
1570.3%
9
NARAYAN SHASTRY
IND
1440.3%
10
RAM LAL
980.2%
11
MANJU BATHAM
IND
910.2%
12
KISHAN
IND
640.1%
13
SURENDRA SINGH HANDA URF MUNNA HANDA
IND
570.1%
14
HANIF KHAN
IND
490.1%
15
MAHESH KUMAR
LKD(B)
460.1%
16
KEDAR NATH
IND
410.1%
17
NATHU LAL CHAURSIA (KAKA JI)
IND
370.1%
18
DHARTI PAKAD MADAN LAL
IND
360.1%
19
SURENDRA SINGH
IND
290.1%
20
REJESH KUMAR BAJPAYEE
IND
280.1%
21
HORI LAL SONKAR
IND
150.0%
22
MOL CHAND
IND
120.0%

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.

Low turnout (229th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 0.5% · max 48.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
229th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
141st of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
166th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.5%INC 39.1%BSP 5.0%OTH 9.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,32,036
Density
446 / km²
Sex ratio
864 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,560 km²
SC population19.3%
ST population3.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.3%Muslim 7.0%Other 2.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water44.3%
Electricity83.0%
Sanitation59.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated80.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.1%
Children underweight (under 5)33.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate76.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.8%
Clean cooking fuel69.8%
Health insurance40.6%

What's nearby?

6 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Sandstone Tiles
Gwalior fort :Rock cut Jain colossi near Ek patthar ki baodi

Gwalior fort :Rock cut Jain colossi near Ek patthar ki baodi

🏛️MonumentASI

Gwalior fort :Rock cut Jain colossi near Ek patthar ki baodi

Gwalior fort :Sas Bahu Temple

Gwalior fort :Sas Bahu Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Gwalior fort :Sas Bahu Temple

Tomb of Mohammad Ghaus

Tomb of Mohammad Ghaus

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Mohammad Ghaus

Tomb of Tansen & Two Mosques

Tomb of Tansen & Two Mosques

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Tansen & Two Mosques

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

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