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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 48 · 2008

Maharajpur

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Winner — 2008

BHANWAR RAJA MANAVENDRA SINGH
IND
IND 18.8%BJP 17.4%18 others 63.8%
Votes
19,413
18.8% share
Winning margin
1,391
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
65.2%
of 1,58,679

Maharajpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 1,391 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

5 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHANWAR RAJA MANAVENDRA SINGH
IND
19,41318.8%
2
GUDDAN PATHAK (PUSHPENDRA NATH)
BJP
NDA
18,02217.4%
3
RAKESH PATHAK
BSP
BSP
15,26114.8%
4
CHAURASIA VIRENDRA SARPANCH
BJSH
12,93112.5%
5
BEER SINGH RAJPUT
INC
UPA
9,9199.6%
6
ENG. MAHESH KUSHWAHA
RSMD
9,6919.4%
7
ANJUL SAXENA
SP
Samajwadi Party
8,7458.5%
8
JAMNA PRASAD
IND
1,1381.1%
9
MUNNI
IND
1,0621.0%
10
MAHESH KUMAR RAI
IND
9230.9%
11
HARNARAYAN
IND
8540.8%
12
MAHESH
IND
6660.6%
13
CHIRANJEE LAL AHIRWAR
IND
6590.6%
14
MAHENDRA KUMAR CHAURASIA
IND
6550.6%
15
AHIRWAR GHANSHYAMDAS
IND
6330.6%
16
BANSI LAL RAIKWAR
LJP
NDA
6300.6%
17
LALTU
IND
6240.6%
18
KALKA
IND
5770.6%
19
SHOBHARAM
IND
5460.5%
20
KISHORILAL
IND
4300.4%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (173rd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.9% · max 42.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
173rd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
84th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 18.8%BJP 17.4%BSP 14.8%BJSH 12.5%INC 9.6%RSMD 9.4%OTH 17.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/20

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.07 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,62,375
Density
203 / km²
Sex ratio
883 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,687 km²
SC population23.0%
ST population4.2%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.2%Other 4.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity47.5%
Sanitation15.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.2%
Children fully vaccinated72.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Children underweight (under 5)34.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.5%
Women literate60.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel30.1%
Health insurance17.1%

What's nearby?

1 location
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