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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 1 · 1998

Sheopur

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Winner — 1998

BRIJRAJ SINGH
IND
IND 32.7%INC 27.4%8 others 39.9%
Votes
28,296
32.7% share
Winning margin
4,582
5.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
59.2%
of 1,46,263

A clear win with a 5.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BRIJRAJ SINGH
IND
28,29632.7%
2
CHHOTELAL SEMARIYA
INC
INC
23,71427.4%
3
KAILASH GUPTA
BJP
NDA
13,62115.7%
4
MOOLCHAND RAWAT
JD
10,95512.7%
5
SHRAVAN KUMAR SUMAN
BSP
BSP
4,5085.2%
6
BABOO SINGH GURJAR
IND
2,4442.8%
7
JAGDISH PRASAD DHAKAD
IND
1,8232.1%
8
OMKAR
IND
9131.1%
9
PREM
IND
2150.3%
10
BABOOLAL
IND
1050.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (81st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.7% · min 0.5% · max 23.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
81st of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
116th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 32.7%INC 27.4%BJP 15.7%JD 12.7%BSP 5.2%OTH 6.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,87,861
Density
104 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,606 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population23.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.0%Other 1.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.9%
Electricity51.7%
Sanitation12.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births84.2%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.8%
Children underweight (under 5)37.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.9%
Women literate49.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.5%
Clean cooking fuel22.9%
Health insurance27.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Guava

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