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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 159 · 2008
Sehore
Winner — 2008
RAMESH SAXENA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 42.1%INC 32.4%11 others 25.4%
Votes
43,404
42.1% share
Winning margin
10,036
9.8% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
69.7%
of 1,47,673
A clear win with a 9.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMESH SAXENA | BJP (NDA) | 43,404 | 42.1% |
| 2 | SWADASH RAI | UPA | 33,368 | 32.4% |
| 3 | GOURAV MAHAJAN (SUNNY) | BJSH | 19,776 | 19.2% |
| 4 | NANDLAL MALVI | IND | 1,116 | 1.1% |
| 5 | SALIM KHAN | IND | 1,094 | 1.1% |
| 6 | K.K. GUPTA | BSP | 901 | 0.9% |
| 7 | AANIS QURESHI | 861 | 0.8% | |
| 8 | MORE SINGH | IND | 666 | 0.7% |
| 9 | MUSTAQ PATHAN (ALAIS RAJA BABU BARF WALE) | IND | 463 | 0.5% |
| 10 | NAUSHAD KHAN | Samajwadi Party | 374 | 0.4% |
| 11 | RAJENDRA PANDIT | IND | 352 | 0.3% |
| 12 | RAJENDRA SINGH DANGI | 333 | 0.3% | |
| 13 | KISHORE BHARTI | IND | 271 | 0.3% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (71st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 1.1% · max 36.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
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71st of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
199th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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202nd of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 42.1%INC 32.4%BJSH 19.2%OTH 6.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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