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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 225 · 2008Reserved (SC)
Malhargarh
Winner — 2008
JAGDISH DEVDA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 46.8%INC 44.2%7 others 9.0%
Votes
66,138
46.8% share
Winning margin
3,688
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
81.5%
of 1,73,328
A closely fought contest. JAGDISH DEVDA won with a 2.6% margin.
Seat history
1 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAGDISH DEVDA | BJP (NDA) | 66,138 | 46.8% |
| 2 | SHYAM LAL JOK CHANDRA | UPA | 62,450 | 44.2% |
| 3 | GHEESA LAL BHATI | BSP | 3,238 | 2.3% |
| 4 | LAL CHAND MEGHWAL | IND | 2,555 | 1.8% |
| 5 | RAM DAYAL GUJRATI | IND | 2,010 | 1.4% |
| 6 | SUKH LAL MALVIYA | Samajwadi Party | 1,483 | 1.1% |
| 7 | SURESH KUMAR PANWAR | BJSH | 1,436 | 1.0% |
| 8 | RADHE SHYAM GEHLOT | IND | 1,168 | 0.8% |
| 9 | RAJ KUMAR SURYAVANSHI | NDA | 793 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (14th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 2.6% · max 27.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
14th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
76th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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129th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.8%INC 44.2%OTH 9.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.05 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,40,411
Density
242 / km²
Sex ratio
963 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,535 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population2.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.0%Muslim 9.4%Other 1.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water35.4%
Electricity84.3%
Sanitation24.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.4%
Children fully vaccinated75.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.9%
Children underweight (under 5)22.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.7%
Women literate64.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.8%
Clean cooking fuel45.6%
Health insurance48.4%
What's nearby?
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