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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 49 · 1998

Chhatarpur

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Winner — 1998

UMESH SHUKLA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 47.8%INC 35.6%9 others 16.6%
Votes
50,244
47.8% share
Winning margin
12,816
12.2% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
60.1%
of 1,74,811

A clear win with a 12.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
UMESH SHUKLA
BJP
BJP (NDA)
50,24447.8%
2
ARJARIYA JAGDISH
INC
INC
37,42835.6%
3
GHASIRAM
IND
5,8365.5%
4
NIZAMUDDIN
SP
4,8374.6%
5
MEERA
BSP
BSP
3,3603.2%
6
SHEKH KALLOO THEKEDAR
JD
1,7351.6%
7
BAHADUR SINGH
IND
5160.5%
8
AGRAWAL SWAMI PRASAD
IND
3910.4%
9
RAMPRASAD KORI
IND
3600.3%
10
AHIRWAR RAMESH PRASAD
IND
2700.3%
11
VINOD KUMAR
IND
1120.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (207th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 0.9% · max 46.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
207th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
45th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.8%INC 35.6%IND 5.5%OTH 11.0%

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%
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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
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Known forDISTRICT
🏺Furniture - Wooden
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Inscription in the fort of Bachhaun

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Inscription in the fort of Bachhaun

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