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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 28 · 1998Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 1998

POORAN SINGH BEDIA
INC· INC
INC 44.1%BJP 40.4%4 others 15.5%
Votes
35,910
44.1% share
Winning margin
2,977
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
55.2%
of 1,47,494

A closely fought contest. POORAN SINGH BEDIA won with a 3.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
POORAN SINGH BEDIA
INC
35,91044.1%
2
OMPRAKASH KHATEEK
NDA
32,93340.4%
3
DR.RAJARAM BIJOUL
BSP
11,42014.0%
4
BHAGWANLAL JATAV
AJBP
6650.8%
5
MAKHANLAL
IND
2840.3%
6
KUNDANLAL RAJE
IND
2420.3%

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 (88th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.5% · min 3.6% · max 53.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
88th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
64th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.1%BJP 40.4%BSP 14.0%OTH 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,41,519
Density
194 / km²
Sex ratio
912 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,390 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population15.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.4%Other 5.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.1%
Electricity59.7%
Sanitation19.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.0%
Children fully vaccinated78.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Clean cooking fuel34.5%
Health insurance43.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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