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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 156 · 2008
Budhni
Winner — 2008
SHIV RAJ SHINGH
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 62.2%INC 28.1%11 others 9.7%
Votes
75,828
62.1% share
Winning margin
41,525
34.0% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
72.6%
of 1,68,082
Budhni is a safe seat — SHIV RAJ SHINGH won by 34.0%.
Seat history
2 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIV RAJ SHINGH | BJP (NDA) | 75,828 | 62.1% |
| 2 | MAHESH SINGH RAJPUT | UPA | 34,303 | 28.1% |
| 3 | VIJAY KUMAR | IND | 2,568 | 2.1% |
| 4 | RAM SINGH CHOUDHARI | NDA | 1,729 | 1.4% |
| 5 | MANOJ RAJAK | BSP | 1,416 | 1.2% |
| 6 | SHIV SHANKAR PATERIYA (MUNNA) | BJSH | 1,354 | 1.1% |
| 7 | SUMER SINGH UIKEY | GMS | 1,099 | 0.9% |
| 8 | ABDUL JABBAR | IND | 826 | 0.7% |
| 9 | PREMSINGH | IND | 705 | 0.6% |
| 10 | ANAND NISHAD | Samajwadi Party | 693 | 0.6% |
| 11 | PREM NARAYAN | IND | 592 | 0.5% |
| 12 | VISHNU PRASAD YADAV | 498 | 0.4% | |
| 13 | RAMESHWAR DAYAL | 396 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (29th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe34.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.6% · min 0.4% · max 46.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
29th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.77
fewer partiesmore parties
229th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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157th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 62.1%INC 28.1%OTH 9.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.06 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,11,332
Density
199 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,578 km²
SC population20.7%
ST population11.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.7%Muslim 10.5%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water17.0%
Electricity84.3%
Sanitation31.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated60.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.9%
Children underweight (under 5)27.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.3%
Women literate64.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.7%
Clean cooking fuel33.7%
Health insurance33.2%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Wooden Toys and Handicraft
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Painted rock shelters, two Buddhist stupas
🏛️MonumentASI
Painted rock shelters, two Buddhist stupas
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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.