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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 148 · 1993Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 1993

MAHESH BAGHEL
BJP· BJP
BJP 49.7%INC 41.5%6 others 8.8%
Votes
21,018
49.7% share
Winning margin
3,469
8.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
40.2%
of 1,05,277

A clear win with a 8.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHESH BAGHEL
BJP
21,01849.7%
2
DHANNURAM MARKAM
INC
17,54941.5%
3
BEERSINGH BAGHEL
Janata Dal
1,2222.9%
4
KRISHNA KUMAR DHRUW
IND
9802.3%
5
RAGHURAM BHEDIA
IND
4561.1%
6
CHETAN SINGH
3770.9%
7
JHADURAM SUNDARLAL
Samajwadi Party
3450.8%
8
SUKHDEO SINGH
3380.8%

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.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.2%
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 49.7%INC 41.5%OTH 8.8%

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

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