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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 169 · 1998Reserved (ST)
Chowki
Winner — 1998
SANJEEV SHAH
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 45.1%INC 27.8%5 others 27.1%
Votes
31,146
45.1% share
Winning margin
11,952
17.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
57.3%
of 1,20,457
Chowki is a safe seat — SANJEEV SHAH won by 17.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANJEEV SHAH | BJP (NDA) | 31,146 | 45.1% |
| 2 | GOVARDHAN NETAM | INC | 19,194 | 27.8% |
| 3 | SHIVRAJ SINGH USARE | IND | 12,033 | 17.4% |
| 4 | ARJUN SINGH THAKUR | BSP | 3,493 | 5.1% |
| 5 | LAKHAN SHAH KUNJAM | IND | 2,111 | 3.1% |
| 6 | LAL BAHADUR | IND | 764 | 1.1% |
| 7 | SMT. BASUNDHRA MADAVI | 273 | 0.4% |
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.
High turnout (27th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 1.1% · max 40.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
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27th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
127th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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205th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.1%INC 27.8%IND 17.4%BSP 5.1%OTH 4.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,12,681
Density
244 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,195 km²
SC population23.4%
ST population2.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.3%Muslim 11.6%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.3%
Electricity78.0%
Sanitation23.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.1%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.8%
Children underweight (under 5)27.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.8%
Women literate58.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Clean cooking fuel37.7%
Health insurance34.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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