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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 109 · 1998Reserved (ST)

Tanakhar

Winner — 1998

HIRA SINGH MARKAM
GGP· GGP
GGP 42.0%INC 26.8%6 others 31.2%
Votes
28,498
42.0% share
Winning margin
10,289
15.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
45.6%
of 1,48,924

Tanakhar is a safe seat — HIRA SINGH MARKAM won by 15.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HIRA SINGH MARKAM
GGP
28,49842.0%
2
AMOL SINGH SALAM
INC
18,20926.8%
3
SHIV MOHAN SINGH UIKE
NDA
15,17922.4%
4
KALAM SINGH
IND
1,5832.3%
5
DAHRAJ
IND
1,4442.1%
6
KRISHNA KUMAR
BSP
1,4102.1%
7
VISHRAM SINGH AYAM
CSP
1,0861.6%
8
LAL AHIBARAN SINGH
IND
4440.7%

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.

High turnout (32nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 1.3% · max 37.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
32nd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
111th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
124th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
GGP 42.0%INC 26.8%BJP 22.4%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
17,01,698
Density
184 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,229 km²
SC population7.4%
ST population22.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.3%Other 10.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water9.7%
Electricity70.5%
Sanitation18.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.1%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Children underweight (under 5)44.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.6%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.4%
Clean cooking fuel31.1%
Health insurance68.4%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Chinnaur Rice
Temple of Kotesvara (Mahadeo and Hanuman)

Temple of Kotesvara (Mahadeo and Hanuman)

🏛️MonumentASI

Temple of Kotesvara (Mahadeo and Hanuman)

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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