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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 208 · 2008

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Winner — 2008

MAHENDRA HARDIYA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 49.3%INC 45.2%6 others 5.5%
Votes
62,376
49.4% share
Winning margin
5,264
4.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
62.6%
of 2,01,850

A closely fought contest. MAHENDRA HARDIYA won with a 4.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHENDRA HARDIYA
BJP (NDA)
62,37649.4%
2
SHOBHA OZA
UPA
57,11245.2%
3
DINESH MARMAT
BSP
4,3883.5%
4
SHALINI D_O DR.BILLORE
BJSH
8480.7%
5
MUKESH BHARTI
IND
7700.6%
6
NASIR KHAN
UPA
3870.3%
7
GHANSHYAM CHANDEL
IND
2840.2%
8
OM PRAKASH
IND
2360.2%

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

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Low turnout (206th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.9% · min 0.5% · max 20.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
206th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
181st of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
192nd of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.4%INC 45.2%OTH 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,76,697
Density
841 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,898 km²
SC population16.6%
ST population6.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 83.3%Muslim 12.7%Other 4.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water47.3%
Electricity96.5%
Sanitation78.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.5%
Children fully vaccinated84.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)24.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.1%
Women literate80.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.7%
Clean cooking fuel86.9%
Health insurance40.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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