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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 147 · 2003

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Winner — 2003

RAMESH SAXENA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 49.5%INC 39.1%7 others 11.4%
Votes
52,681
49.5% share
Winning margin
11,011
10.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
72.6%
of 1,46,712

A clear win with a 10.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMESH SAXENA
BJP
BJP (NDA)
52,68149.5%
2
SURENDRA SINGH THAKUR
INC
INC
41,67039.1%
3
JASPAL AJIT SINGH ARORA
IND
4,6134.3%
4
SUNITA SHARMA
BSP
BSP
2,3492.2%
5
NOSHAD KHAN
NCP
NCP
1,5241.4%
6
PAYAL JAN
IND
1,4981.4%
7
ARIF ALI
SP
Samajwadi Party
9020.8%
8
DAVENDRA KUMAR
IND
8280.8%
9
JASWANT SINGH
IND
3900.4%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (98th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.7% · min 1.1% · max 64.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
98th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
133rd of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
178th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.5%INC 39.1%OTH 11.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,58,875
Density
198 / km²
Sex ratio
896 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,371 km²
SC population20.0%
ST population4.6%
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What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 10.3%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.9%
Electricity61.0%
Sanitation24.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.6%
Children fully vaccinated78.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.5%
Children underweight (under 5)34.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.5%
Women literate64.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.8%
Clean cooking fuel31.8%
Health insurance48.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Farm Equipment

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