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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 59 · 2008Reserved (SC)
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Winner — 2008
RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 33.5%BSP 28.6%5 others 37.9%
Votes
33,012
33.5% share
Winning margin
4,828
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
63.8%
of 1,54,461
A closely fought contest. RAJESH KUMAR VERMA won with a 4.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJESH KUMAR VERMA | BJP (NDA) | 33,012 | 33.5% |
| 2 | ENGINEER JEEWAN LAL SIDDHARTH | BSP | 28,184 | 28.6% |
| 3 | PHUNDAR CHOUDHARY | UPA | 17,635 | 17.9% |
| 4 | RAM AUTAR KABIRPANTHI | RSMD | 8,194 | 8.3% |
| 5 | RANMAT SINGH | BJSH | 8,192 | 8.3% |
| 6 | ASADUA | GMS | 1,738 | 1.8% |
| 7 | SURESH SINGH | Samajwadi Party | 1,598 | 1.6% |
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.
Average turnout (182nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.3% · min 0.7% · max 31.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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182nd of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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55th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 33.5%BSP 28.6%INC 17.9%RSMD 8.3%BJSH 8.3%OTH 3.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,16,520
Density
142 / km²
Sex ratio
906 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,135 km²
SC population20.5%
ST population16.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.9%Other 4.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.7%
Electricity32.6%
Sanitation10.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births84.0%
Children fully vaccinated64.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.0%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.8%
Clean cooking fuel22.1%
Health insurance12.6%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.