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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1998

Lashkar West

Winner — 1998

ANOOP MISHRA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 47.8%INC 44.7%9 others 7.4%
Votes
39,129
47.9% share
Winning margin
2,546
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
59.9%
of 1,36,566

A closely fought contest. ANOOP MISHRA won with a 3.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ANOOP MISHRA
BJP (NDA)
39,12947.9%
2
BHAGWANSINGH YADAV
INC
36,58344.7%
3
HOTAMSINGH KUSHWAH
BSP
3,3474.1%
4
HAVIV KHAN
IND
1,0751.3%
5
SURESH KUMAR
IND
6440.8%
6
DR. RAJPALSINGH VERMA
3640.5%
7
PRADEEP DESHPANDE
1550.2%
8
KHALIL BHAI
LSWP
1440.2%
9
RAKESH
IND
1220.1%
10
S.K.JAIN
IND
1200.1%
11
KHUBSINGH SURYAVANSHI
980.1%

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.

Low turnout (219th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 0.1% · max 48.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
219th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
178th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
168th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.9%INC 44.7%OTH 7.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,32,036
Density
446 / km²
Sex ratio
864 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,560 km²
SC population19.3%
ST population3.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.3%Muslim 7.0%Other 2.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water44.3%
Electricity83.0%
Sanitation59.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated80.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.1%
Children underweight (under 5)33.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate76.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.8%
Clean cooking fuel69.8%
Health insurance40.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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