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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 61 · 2008

Chitrakoot

Winner — 2008

SURENDRA SINGH GAHARWAR
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 26.2%INC 25.5%19 others 48.3%
Votes
24,955
26.2% share
Winning margin
722
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
63.7%
of 1,49,309

Chitrakoot was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 722 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

4 of 21 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURENDRA SINGH GAHARWAR
BJP (NDA)
24,95526.2%
2
PREM SINGH
UPA
24,23325.5%
3
RANJAN VAJPAYEE
BSP
18,53419.5%
4
BADRI PATEL
RSMD
5,7116.0%
5
RAMROOP PATEL
BJSH
3,2153.4%
6
ANAND CHAUBEY
IND
2,2122.3%
7
CHANDAN SINGH
Samajwadi Party
1,9942.1%
8
ADVOCATE GANESH SEN (HIROUNDI)
1,9432.0%
9
BHAGAWAT PRASAD TRIPATHI
IND
1,6811.8%
10
HARDEV SINGH MARAVI
GMS
1,5791.7%
11
AVADHA BIHARI MISHRA
IND
1,3101.4%
12
DADULAL SARAL
IND
1,2221.3%
13
RAJVANT SINGH RAJU
UPA
1,0731.1%
14
SAVITRI PANDEY
IND
9411.0%
15
SURESH KUMAR MISHRA
7950.8%
16
BHAI ASHOK KUMAR KUSHWAHA
IJP
7170.8%
17
ANIL DWIVEDI
IND
6820.7%
18
KASTURI BAI SEN
NDA
6480.7%
19
SATYA PRAKASH TRIPATHI
IND
5910.6%
20
RAMKISHOR ALIAS BUDDHU PANDEY
IND
5490.6%
21
USHA DEVI VERMA
AD
5160.5%

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

Low turnout (185th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 0.8% · max 32.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
185th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.43
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
154th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 26.2%INC 25.5%BSP 19.5%RSMD 6.0%OTH 22.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/21

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.08 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,28,935
Density
297 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,502 km²
SC population17.9%
ST population14.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.8%Other 3.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.7%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation29.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.5%
Children fully vaccinated76.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)31.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate69.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.9%
Clean cooking fuel35.2%
Health insurance22.0%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Two inscriptions, one dated 1520, the other undated on a large basalt rock close to the bank of the…

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Two inscriptions, one dated 1520, the other undated on a large basalt rock close to the bank of the Paisuni river,

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