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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 21 · 1998Reserved (SC)
Bhander
Winner — 1998
ER. PHOOL SINGH BARAIYA
BSP· BSP
BSP 41.9%BJP 39.5%6 others 18.6%
Votes
32,935
41.9% share
Winning margin
1,826
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
57.3%
of 1,37,346
A closely fought contest. ER. PHOOL SINGH BARAIYA won with a 2.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ER. PHOOL SINGH BARAIYA | BSP | 32,935 | 41.9% |
| 2 | POORANSINGH PALAIYA | NDA | 31,109 | 39.5% |
| 3 | KESHRI CHOUDHARI ADVOCATE | INC | 9,076 | 11.5% |
| 4 | HARI MOHAN | 4,947 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | DHANIRAM | IND | 218 | 0.3% |
| 6 | MAHENDRA | ABHM | 137 | 0.2% |
| 7 | JAI NARAYAN | IND | 129 | 0.2% |
| 8 | SHEELA | IND | 115 | 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.
Average turnout (168th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 2.3% · max 33.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
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168th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
200th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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121st of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 41.9%BJP 39.5%INC 11.5%SP 6.3%OTH 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,86,754
Density
271 / km²
Sex ratio
873 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,902 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population1.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.0%Other 5.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.7%
Electricity61.2%
Sanitation22.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.4%
Children fully vaccinated79.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)29.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.6%
Women literate67.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.7%
Clean cooking fuel31.2%
Health insurance30.9%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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