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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 137 · 1998

Saraipali

Winner — 1998

DEVENDRA BAHADUR SINGH
INC· INC
INC 44.8%IND 27.4%2 others 27.8%
Votes
37,823
44.8% share
Winning margin
14,641
17.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
67.3%
of 1,25,462

Saraipali is a safe seat — DEVENDRA BAHADUR SINGH won by 17.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DEVENDRA BAHADUR SINGH
INC
37,82344.8%
2
BIRENDRA KUMAR
IND
23,18227.4%
3
PUNEET RAM CHOUDHARY
NDA
22,24926.3%
4
BHOJRAJ
CSP
1,2221.4%

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 (140th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.9% · max 42.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
140th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.97
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
117th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.8%IND 27.4%BJP 26.3%OTH 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,41,350
Density
185 / km²
Sex ratio
914 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,703 km²
SC population16.5%
ST population15.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water25.8%
Electricity78.4%
Sanitation48.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.8%
Children fully vaccinated73.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.8%
Children underweight (under 5)27.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel47.3%
Health insurance28.6%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Sightseeing
Ancient site and Adamgarh rock shelters

Ancient site and Adamgarh rock shelters

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient site and Adamgarh rock shelters

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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