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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 24 · 2008

Pohari

Winner — 2008

PRAHLAD BHARTI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 39.6%BSP 22.6%29 others 37.8%
Votes
45,209
39.6% share
Winning margin
19,390
17.0% of votes
Total candidates
31
Turnout
73.8%
of 1,54,760

Pohari is a safe seat — PRAHLAD BHARTI won by 17.0%.

Seat history

3 of 31 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

31 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRAHLAD BHARTI
BJP (NDA)
45,20939.6%
2
HARIBALLABH SHUKLA
BSP
25,81922.6%
3
N.P. SHARMA
UPA
13,85912.1%
4
BAHAN RAMSHREE
RSMD
7,9917.0%
5
KHET SINGH
Samajwadi Party
2,1531.9%
6
VIJAY SINGH
IND
2,0501.8%
7
PARSADI LAL
IND
1,7441.5%
8
PARASRAM
IND
1,6151.4%
9
HARIBALLABH
IND
1,2251.1%
10
SUNIL
IND
9110.8%
11
GIRRAJ SHARMA
BJSH
8890.8%
12
MAHESH
IND
8400.7%
13
VIRENDRA SHARMA
IND
8140.7%
14
RAMKALI CHOUDHARY
NDA
7390.7%
15
DEV SINGH
IND
7260.6%
16
TEJSINGH
IND
7220.6%
17
BRIJMOHAN
IND
6810.6%
18
RAMKUMAR
IND
6160.5%
19
BHADAIE
IND
6150.5%
20
TARACHAND
IND
6010.5%
21
MANOJ
IND
5710.5%
22
RAVI KUMAR
IND
5170.5%
23
VEERPAL SINGH
BRVP
4840.4%
24
MUNNALAL SONI
IND
4520.4%
25
BHAROSI
IND
3760.3%
26
RATNU
IND
3520.3%
27
RADHESHYAM
3470.3%
28
MEENA
IND
3460.3%
29
CHATUR SINGH
IND
3400.3%
30
KAPOORI RAWAT
IND
3000.3%
31
MUKESH
IND
2780.2%

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

Average turnout (115th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
17.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 2.0% · max 51.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
115th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.70
fewer partiesmore parties
57th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
133rd of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 39.6%BSP 22.6%INC 12.1%RSMD 7.0%OTH 18.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/31

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.06 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,26,050
Density
171 / km²
Sex ratio
877 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,066 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population13.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.7%
Electricity41.6%
Sanitation14.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.5%
Children fully vaccinated63.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.1%
Women literate56.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.5%
Clean cooking fuel32.7%
Health insurance38.9%

What's nearby?

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