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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 85 · 1998

Sohagpur

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Winner — 1998

KRISHNAPAL SINGH
INC· INC
INC 36.7%BJP 34.5%12 others 28.7%
Votes
36,908
36.7% share
Winning margin
2,202
2.2% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
59.0%
of 1,70,153

A closely fought contest. KRISHNAPAL SINGH won with a 2.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KRISHNAPAL SINGH
INC
INC
36,90836.7%
2
LALLUSINGH
BJP
NDA
34,70634.5%
3
SIKANDAR
JD
12,30712.3%
4
R.S.TRIPATHI
CPI
8,5398.5%
5
MANMOHAN CHOUDHARY
BSP
BSP
2,9042.9%
6
KISHORILAL
SP
2,7052.7%
7
MUNNA CHOUDHARY
IND
8030.8%
8
DEVENDRA DWIVEDI (LALA)
SVSP
3680.4%
9
ANIL NOHTIYAL
AJBP
3160.3%
10
KAMTA PRASAD TIWARI
IND
2560.3%
11
SANTOSH SINGH PARIHAR
IND
2270.2%
12
DHARMENDRA SHRIVASTAVA (TIKKU)
LSWP
1950.2%
13
SIDHOO LAL CHOUDHARY
IND
1310.1%
14
ANIS AHEMAD ASHRAFI
IND
1030.1%

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

Average turnout (87th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 1.6% · max 49.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
87th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
101st of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
19th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.7%BJP 34.5%JD 12.3%CPI 8.5%OTH 8.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,66,063
Density
172 / km²
Sex ratio
974 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,205 km²
SC population8.4%
ST population44.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.5%Other 6.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.5%
Electricity45.5%
Sanitation17.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.6%
Children fully vaccinated86.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.4%
Women literate68.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Clean cooking fuel26.5%
Health insurance58.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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