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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 160 · 2008

Narsinghgarh

Winner — 2008

MOHAN SHARMA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 45.7%INC 43.1%8 others 11.2%
Votes
56,147
45.7% share
Winning margin
3,163
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
77.4%
of 1,58,780

A closely fought contest. MOHAN SHARMA won with a 2.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOHAN SHARMA
BJP (NDA)
56,14745.7%
2
GIRISH BHANDARI
UPA
52,98443.1%
3
JAGDISH SINGH GATHLA
BJSH
4,9224.0%
4
VISHRAM SINGH MEENA (BHAGWANPURA)
BSP
3,8143.1%
5
MOHAN SINGH
IND
1,8911.5%
6
MOHAN
IND
1,1050.9%
7
RAJESH RATLIYA
NDA
7380.6%
8
GHUDI LAL
IND
4970.4%
9
HEMRAJ KUSHWAH
RSMD
4090.3%
10
SURESH SAXENA
Samajwadi Party
3820.3%

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

Average turnout (52nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.6% · min 1.3% · max 55.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
52nd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
194th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
196th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.7%INC 43.1%OTH 11.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,45,814
Density
251 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,153 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population3.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.0%
Electricity67.6%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated71.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)26.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.3%
Women literate52.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.0%
Clean cooking fuel24.8%
Health insurance27.1%

What's nearby?

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