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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 92 · 1998Reserved (ST)

Samri

Winner — 1998

SOHANLAL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 35.6%INC 29.5%9 others 34.9%
Votes
22,467
35.6% share
Winning margin
3,817
6.0% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
54.8%
of 1,15,114

A clear win with a 6.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SOHANLAL
BJP (NDA)
22,46735.6%
2
MAHANTI BHAGAT
INC
18,65029.5%
3
MAHESHWAR RAM
IND
9,40414.9%
4
PARASNATH
IND
4,3016.8%
5
BANSHIDHAR
IND
2,0493.3%
6
JAGMANI DEVI
1,8512.9%
7
SOMNATHH BHAGAT
IND
1,6142.6%
8
DR. MAHAJAN BHAGAT
IND
1,0871.7%
9
SUNIL LAKRA
IND
9221.5%
10
RAKESH PAIKRA
IND
5280.8%
11
ASHOK PRASAD
IND
2610.4%

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 (123rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 0.6% · max 49.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
123rd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
108th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
16th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 35.6%INC 29.5%IND 14.9%IND 6.8%OTH 13.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,92,042
Density
261 / km²
Sex ratio
952 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,950 km²
SC population12.1%
ST population24.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.0%Other 4.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water17.3%
Electricity59.7%
Sanitation19.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.8%
Children fully vaccinated86.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.7%
Women literate67.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.2%
Clean cooking fuel29.5%
Health insurance18.1%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cut Stone
🏛️

Afew miles of Bijaerahogarh where some good carving has been dup where a buried city is believed to…

🏛️MonumentASI

Afew miles of Bijaerahogarh where some good carving has been dup where a buried city is believed to exist.

The statue of a boar (Vishnu Varah), an image of Mahadeo, etc

The statue of a boar (Vishnu Varah), an image of Mahadeo, etc

🏛️MonumentASI

The statue of a boar (Vishnu Varah), an image of Mahadeo, etc

Varaha near Karitalai

Varaha near Karitalai

🏛️MonumentASI

Varaha near Karitalai

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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