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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 48 · 1998

Bijawar

Winner — 1998

MANVENDRA SINGH
INC· INC
INC 42.5%BJP 40.9%7 others 16.6%
Votes
41,204
42.5% share
Winning margin
1,602
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
60.7%
of 1,59,741

Bijawar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 1,602 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANVENDRA SINGH
INC
41,20442.5%
2
JEETENDRA SINGH
NDA
39,60240.9%
3
SARMANLAL
BSP
7,4197.7%
4
SURESH CHANDRA RAI
6,7807.0%
5
DR.I.M.ANSARI
1,3341.4%
6
MANSUKA
BKD(J)
2100.2%
7
SHIVSWAROOP NAYAK
IND
1510.2%
8
ASHOK KUMAR SEN
IND
1160.1%
9
HAREESH MISHRA
IND
920.1%

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 (173rd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.9% · max 42.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
173rd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
84th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.5%BJP 40.9%BSP 7.7%SP 7.0%OTH 2.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,62,375
Density
203 / km²
Sex ratio
883 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,687 km²
SC population23.0%
ST population4.2%
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 water7.0%
Electricity47.5%
Sanitation15.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.2%
Children fully vaccinated72.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Children underweight (under 5)34.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.5%
Women literate60.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel30.1%
Health insurance17.1%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Furniture - Wooden

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