Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 21 · 2003Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 2003

DR. KAMLAPAT ARYA

BJP· BJP (NDA)

BJP 29.6%IND 15.9%14 others 54.5%

Votes

28,180

29.6% share

Winning margin

12,992

13.6% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

62.0%

of 1,53,815

A clear win with a 13.6% margin.

Seat history

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All Candidates

16 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	DR. KAMLAPAT ARYA	BJP BJP (NDA)	28,180	29.6%
2	PHOOL SINGH BARAIYA	IND	15,188	15.9%	DL
3	RADHESHYAM CHANDOURIYA	INC INC	13,800	14.5%	DL
4	MAHENDRA PALARIYA ( KORI )	SP Samajwadi Party	13,517	14.2%	DL
5	DR. NAND LAL SARONIYA	BSP BSP	9,947	10.4%	DL
6	HARI DAS RAJOURIYA	RSMD	8,076	8.5%	DL
7	SURAJSINGH	IND	1,890	2.0%	DL
8	RAMESH KUMAR	IND	838	0.9%	DL
9	KHASHIRAM BANJARE	IND	714	0.8%	DL
10	RAM KUMAR VERMA	NLP	599	0.6%	DL
11	DHANIRAM	IND	540	0.6%	DL
12	KAMAL SINGH SHAKYA	PSP	513	0.5%	DL
13	JAI RAM RAHUL	AD	511	0.5%	DL
14	DR. BHAGWAN DAS JATAV	RJD RJD	387	0.4%	DL
15	DURGA PRASAD CHANDRAVYA	RLD NDA	316	0.3%	DL
16	CHANDRABHAN SINGH BHASKAR	IND	295	0.3%	DL

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 Record The Place The State

Average turnout (168th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

lean

13.6%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 14.5% · min 2.3% · max 33.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

74%

lowerhigher

168th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

2.06

fewer partiesmore parties

200th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT

0.8%

lowerhigher

121st of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES

BJP 29.6%IND 15.9%INC 14.5%SP 14.2%BSP 10.4%RSMD 8.5%OTH 6.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

7,86,754

Density

271 / km²

Sex ratio

873 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

2,902 km²

SC population25.5%

ST population1.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

95%HINDU

Hindu 95.0%Other 5.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water13.7%

Electricity61.2%

Sanitation22.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births89.4%

Children fully vaccinated79.6%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%

Children underweight (under 5)29.4%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.6%

Women literate67.2%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.7%

Clean cooking fuel31.2%

Health insurance30.9%

What's nearby?

1 location

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI

Known forDISTRICT

🏺Jaggery

Rock inscription of Asoka

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock inscription of Asoka

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