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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 218 · 2008

Badnagar

Winner — 2008

SHANTILAL DHABAI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 35.0%INC 29.5%5 others 35.5%
Votes
38,600
35.0% share
Winning margin
6,070
5.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
76.8%
of 1,43,763

A clear win with a 5.5% margin.

Seat history

1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.57 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHANTILAL DHABAI
BJP (NDA)
38,60035.0%
2
MURLI MORWAL
UPA
32,53029.5%
3
SURENDRASINGH SAWAISINGH SISODIA
IND
28,51425.8%
4
SHANTI LAL RATHORE
IND
4,8294.4%
5
SHYAM SUNDER PANDYA
BJSH
3,3033.0%
6
ARJUN SINGH TANWAR
NDA
1,3961.3%
7
SARASWATI PARMAR
BSP
1,1901.1%

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

High turnout (46th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
5.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.8% · min 2.6% · max 58.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
46th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
90th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 35.0%INC 29.5%IND 25.8%OTH 9.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.57 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,86,864
Density
326 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,091 km²
SC population26.4%
ST population2.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.5%Muslim 11.7%Other 1.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.7%
Electricity84.2%
Sanitation43.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.1%
Children fully vaccinated93.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Children underweight (under 5)36.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.5%
Women literate64.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.4%
Clean cooking fuel60.7%
Health insurance35.7%

What's nearby?

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