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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 85 · 2003

Sohagpur

Winner — 2003

CHHOTE LAL SARAWAGI ( KHUDDI BHAIYA )
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 35.7%INC 17.8%21 others 46.4%
Votes
41,355
35.7% share
Winning margin
20,707
17.9% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
62.6%
of 1,84,890

Sohagpur is a safe seat — CHHOTE LAL SARAWAGI ( KHUDDI BHAIYA ) won by 17.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

23 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHHOTE LAL SARAWAGI ( KHUDDI BHAIYA )
BJP (NDA)
41,35535.7%
2
SHIV KUMAR NAMDEO
INC
20,64817.8%
3
SIKANDAR KHAN
NDA
14,90712.9%
4
SHRIMATI GEETA SAHU
BSP
7,8826.8%
5
NATHULAL
IND
4,9674.3%
6
ARORA HARISH ' BITTU'
NCP
4,9074.2%
7
PUSHPENDRA SINGH
3,8823.4%
8
SANTOSH
3,1472.7%
9
BALDEV PRASAD
RSMD
1,5191.3%
10
BHAI ONKAR SAHU
IND
1,4441.3%
11
SHABNAM MOUSI
IND
1,4011.2%
12
MANNA NAYAK
IND
1,3151.1%
13
MUNNA LAL CHOUDHARI
IND
1,0950.9%
14
DAYASHANKAR TIWARI
IND
1,0280.9%
15
BHAI KAILASH MAHOBIYA
IND
9870.8%
16
SUNIL JAIN
IND
9200.8%
17
KAMTA
IND
8540.7%
18
RAJSHREE SHARMA
Samajwadi Party
8010.7%
19
KAMRED KAILASH GUPTA
6500.6%
20
MAHAVEER PRASAD BERMA
IND
6270.5%
21
RAMUJAGAR
IND
5390.5%
22
ABUDAL HABIB
IND
5360.5%
23
SUDHEER KUMAR SAINI
IND
3130.3%

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
17.9%
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
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 35.7%INC 17.8%JD(U) 12.9%BSP 6.8%OTH 26.7%

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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