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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 144 · 2008

Vidisha

Winner — 2008

RAGHAVJI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 48.0%INC 34.5%11 others 17.5%
Votes
43,760
48.0% share
Winning margin
12,336
13.5% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
65.6%
of 1,38,834

A clear win with a 13.5% margin.

Seat history

3 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.29 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAGHAVJI
BJP (NDA)
43,76048.0%
2
SHASHANK BHARGAV
UPA
31,42434.5%
3
SANDEEP DONGAR SINGH LODHI
BJSH
5,9736.6%
4
SUSHILA SINGH
IND
2,8123.1%
5
PREM SHANKAR
BSP
2,5132.8%
6
HARI SINGH LODHI
IND
9071.0%
7
TEERAT SINGH KUSHWAHA
RSMD
7620.8%
8
KA.NARAYAN PASI
6410.7%
9
UMESH SHARMA
Samajwadi Party
6080.7%
10
AMIT BOHAT
IND
5890.7%
11
ADVOCATE AJAY KUSHWAHA
IND
4660.5%
12
CHOUDHARY MASRRAT ALI
LSWP
4190.5%
13
NISHA SINGH
NDA
2470.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (131st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 1.3% · max 40.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
131st of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
203rd of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
147th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.0%INC 34.5%BJSH 6.6%OTH 10.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.29 Cr

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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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?

9 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Farm Equipment

Besnagar

Heritage SiteWikidata
Bijamandal Mosque

Bijamandal Mosque

🏛️MonumentASI

Bijamandal Mosque

Caves 1 to 20

Caves 1 to 20

🏛️MonumentASI

Caves 1 to 20

Khamb Baba (Heliodoras Pillar)

Khamb Baba (Heliodoras Pillar)

🏛️MonumentASI

Khamb Baba (Heliodoras Pillar)

Lohangi Hill Capital

Lohangi Hill Capital

🏛️MonumentASI

Lohangi Hill Capital

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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