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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 188 · 1998Reserved (ST)

Bajag

Winner — 1998

OMPRAKASH DHURVEY
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 47.8%INC 45.0%5 others 7.2%
Votes
31,940
47.8% share
Winning margin
1,858
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
55.9%
of 1,19,689

A closely fought contest. OMPRAKASH DHURVEY won with a 2.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
OMPRAKASH DHURVEY
BJP (NDA)
31,94047.8%
2
BASORI SINGH MASHRAM
INC
30,08245.0%
3
CHOVARAM MALGAM
AJBP
1,2411.9%
4
VISHNU
IND
1,1901.8%
5
INDRAPAL SINGH
1,1241.7%
6
PANKOO SINGH BAGDARIYA
IND
7951.2%
7
ASHARAM
4830.7%

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 (60th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 0.4% · max 26.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
60th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
128th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
134th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.8%INC 45.0%OTH 7.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,85,881
Density
255 / km²
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,427 km²
SC population6.3%
ST population69.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.2%Other 4.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water28.8%
Electricity74.5%
Sanitation18.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.1%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.8%
Children underweight (under 5)41.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.4%
Women literate49.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance29.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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