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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 141 · 2008
Bhojpur
Winner — 2008
SURENDRA PATWA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 43.4%INC 29.6%12 others 27.0%
Votes
42,960
43.4% share
Winning margin
13,666
13.8% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
70.5%
of 1,40,370
A clear win with a 13.8% margin.
Seat history
2 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.24 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURENDRA PATWA | BJP (NDA) | 42,960 | 43.4% |
| 2 | RAJESH PATEL | UPA | 29,294 | 29.6% |
| 3 | RAMGOPAL SINGH RAJPOOT | BJSH | 7,681 | 7.8% |
| 4 | RAMESH GOUR | IND | 7,360 | 7.4% |
| 5 | PRAMOD SINGH PORTE | 3,677 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | BRIJESH BISHANKHEDA | BSP | 1,836 | 1.9% |
| 7 | HARBHAJAN JANGDE | NDA | 1,253 | 1.3% |
| 8 | AFZAL KHAN (SHERU BHAI) | Samajwadi Party | 1,228 | 1.2% |
| 9 | GUNDESH KUMAR KHAMBRA | LSWP | 869 | 0.9% |
| 10 | BAJARI LAL SARWATE | GMS | 745 | 0.8% |
| 11 | BHAGWAN SINGH MEENA | IND | 688 | 0.7% |
| 12 | BHARAT SHARMA | IND | 618 | 0.6% |
| 13 | DARYAV PARMAR | IND | 397 | 0.4% |
| 14 | HARKISHAN VISHVKARMA | 352 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (103rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.7% · min 0.6% · max 60.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
103rd of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
202nd of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
119th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.4%INC 29.6%BJSH 7.8%IND 7.4%OTH 11.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.24 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,31,597
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,466 km²
SC population17.0%
ST population15.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.8%Muslim 9.0%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water20.3%
Electricity70.9%
Sanitation30.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.0%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.9%
Women literate75.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.6%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance41.0%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati Rice
Pre-historic rock shelters of Tajpura, Bineka etc
🏛️MonumentASI
Pre-historic rock shelters of Tajpura, Bineka etc
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.