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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 117 · 1998
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Winner — 1998
DHARAM KAUSHIK
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 49.5%INC 36.6%8 others 13.9%
Votes
39,683
49.5% share
Winning margin
10,342
12.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
62.6%
of 1,27,957
A clear win with a 12.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHARAM KAUSHIK | BJP (NDA) | 39,683 | 49.5% |
| 2 | ASHOK RAO | INC | 29,341 | 36.6% |
| 3 | HEERA SINGH KEWART | BSP | 7,623 | 9.5% |
| 4 | MAHAVIR BHAIYA | 1,085 | 1.4% | |
| 5 | DR. BALMUKUND SINGH MARAVI | 818 | 1.0% | |
| 6 | SARLA SINGH | AJBP | 523 | 0.7% |
| 7 | MALIK RAM DHRUV | IND | 452 | 0.6% |
| 8 | SHYAM NARAYAN | IND | 406 | 0.5% |
| 9 | MATHEW JAHANI | CSP | 134 | 0.2% |
| 10 | SHISHUPAL SINGH BUNDELA | IND | 66 | 0.1% |
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.
High turnout (34th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.3% · max 47.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
34th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
55th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
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30th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.5%INC 36.6%BSP 9.5%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,79,131
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,758 km²
SC population9.5%
ST population37.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 83.0%Other 9.8%Muslim 5.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.0%
Electricity73.0%
Sanitation21.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.5%
Children underweight (under 5)31.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.9%
Women literate71.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance44.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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