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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 21 · 1990Reserved (SC)

Bhander

Winner — 1990

POORAM SINGH PALAIYA
BJP· BJP
BJP 41.7%INC 28.6%8 others 29.7%
Votes
22,538
41.7% share
Winning margin
7,119
13.2% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
45.1%
of 1,19,818

A clear win with a 13.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
POORAM SINGH PALAIYA
BJP
22,53841.7%
2
BARE LAL JATAV
INC
15,41928.6%
3
NANAD LAL SARONIYA
National Front
5,44710.1%
4
KAMLAPAT ARYA
IND
4,7988.9%
5
GUMAN SINGH BHASKER
4,2577.9%
6
MASTER BHAJAN LAL
IND
7261.3%
7
SHAYAM BABU
3150.6%
8
ROOP RAM
JNP(JP)
2500.5%
9
MUNNA LAL URF MUNNA MAMA
IND
1460.3%
10
SITA RAM
IND
1090.2%

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 (168th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 2.3% · max 33.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
168th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
200th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
121st of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 41.7%INC 28.6%JD 10.1%IND 8.9%BSP 7.9%OTH 2.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,86,754
Density
271 / km²
Sex ratio
873 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,902 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population1.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.0%Other 5.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.7%
Electricity61.2%
Sanitation22.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.4%
Children fully vaccinated79.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)29.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.6%
Women literate67.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.7%
Clean cooking fuel31.2%
Health insurance30.9%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jaggery
Rock inscription of Asoka

Rock inscription of Asoka

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock inscription of Asoka

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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