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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 40 · 1998

Surkhi

Winner — 1998

BHUPENDRA SINGH
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 46.2%INC 46.0%6 others 7.8%
Votes
41,278
46.2% share
Winning margin
193
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
68.0%
of 1,31,466

Surkhi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 193 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHUPENDRA SINGH
BJP (NDA)
41,27846.2%
2
GOVIND SINGH RAJPOOT
INC
41,08546.0%
3
ABDUL NASEEM KHAN
BSP
5,1515.8%
4
SHIV SHANKAR KATARE
AJBP
6730.8%
5
DR.MAHESH TIWARI
5500.6%
6
MOHAN KUSHWAHA
AD
3690.4%
7
JAHAR SINGH
IND
1620.2%
8
BHUPENDRA SINGH RISHIKUMAR
IND
860.1%

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 (190th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 0.2% · max 41.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
190th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
144th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
158th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.2%INC 46.0%BSP 5.8%OTH 2.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,78,458
Density
232 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,252 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population9.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.4%Other 7.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.3%
Electricity72.0%
Sanitation25.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.7%
Children underweight (under 5)35.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Women literate69.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.7%
Health insurance27.5%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Farm Equipment
🏛️

All structures in or connection with the Mahal (fort) of the Dangi rulers

🏛️MonumentASI

All structures in or connection with the Mahal (fort) of the Dangi rulers

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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