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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 123 · 1998
Sakti
Winner — 1998
MEGHARAM SAHU
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 48.3%INC 41.3%5 others 10.4%
Votes
37,142
48.3% share
Winning margin
5,432
7.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
62.1%
of 1,23,770
A clear win with a 7.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEGHARAM SAHU | BJP (NDA) | 37,142 | 48.3% |
| 2 | RAJA SURENDRA BAHADUR SINGH | INC | 31,710 | 41.3% |
| 3 | GEVENDRA KUMAR DEWANGAN (DHARAM) | BSP | 6,629 | 8.6% |
| 4 | BENI RAM SAHU WAKLI | CKMSP | 602 | 0.8% |
| 5 | PARDESHI | IND | 425 | 0.6% |
| 6 | PRAGAL KUMAR | 284 | 0.4% | |
| 7 | VED | IND | 80 | 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 (3rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 0.3% · max 38.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
3rd of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.63
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
6th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.3%INC 41.3%BSP 8.6%OTH 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,90,922
Density
177 / km²
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,815 km²
SC population11.1%
ST population36.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.0%Other 8.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water37.4%
Electricity78.7%
Sanitation25.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated65.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)32.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.7%
Women literate72.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel43.6%
Health insurance48.5%
What's nearby?
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