Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 7 · 2008

Dimani

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Winner — 2008

SHIV MANGAL SINGH TOMAR

BJP· BJP (NDA)

BJP 26.7%BSP 26.4%16 others 46.9%

Votes

24,777

26.7% share

Winning margin

256

0.3% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

59.0%

of 1,57,265

Dimani was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 256 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

2 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

18 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	SHIV MANGAL SINGH TOMAR	BJP BJP (NDA)	24,777	26.7%
2	RAVINDRA SINGH TOMAR	BSP BSP	24,521	26.4%
3	GIRRAJ DANDOTIYA	INC UPA	22,470	24.2%
4	RAMA SHANKAR SHARMA	RSMD	7,468	8.0%	DL
5	JITENDRA SINGH TOMAR (VICHCHU)	SP Samajwadi Party	6,340	6.8%	DL
6	SHIVCHARAN UPADHYAY	BJSH	2,110	2.3%	DL
7	SHIV SINGH TOMAR (DIVAKAR GIRI)	IND	948	1.0%	DL
8	PREM KUMAR JATAV	LJP NDA	825	0.9%	DL
9	VINOD SINGH	IND	618	0.7%	DL
10	SHIVRAJ SINGH	IND	470	0.5%	DL
11	MAHENDRA SINGH TOMAR KAKANMUTH SARKAR	AIFB	466	0.5%	DL
12	RAKESH TIWARI	IND	452	0.5%	DL
13	RAMNIWAS VYAS(GUDDU)	GMS	358	0.4%	DL
14	MOHAN	IND	271	0.3%	DL
15	MAHESH	IND	221	0.2%	DL
16	RAM NARESH JATAV	IND	214	0.2%	DL
17	JAGDISH SINGH MAHOR	IND	178	0.2%	DL
18	AJAB SINGH SOLANKI	IND	127	0.1%	DL

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

The Record The Place The State

Low turnout (199th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

lean

0.3%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 14.4% · min 0.3% · max 36.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

70%

lowerhigher

199th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

2.66

fewer partiesmore parties

64th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT

0.5%

lowerhigher

206th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES

BJP 26.7%BSP 26.4%INC 24.2%RSMD 8.0%SP 6.8%OTH 7.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

2/18

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.05 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

19,65,970

Density

394 / km²

Sex ratio

840 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

4,989 km²

SC population21.4%

ST population0.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

95%HINDU

Hindu 95.4%Other 4.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water13.3%

Electricity36.3%

Sanitation20.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births94.8%

Children fully vaccinated69.7%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%

Children underweight (under 5)29.6%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.5%

Women literate65.5%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.8%

Clean cooking fuel32.6%

Health insurance36.3%

What's nearby?

1 location

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI

Known forDISTRICT

🏺Oil - Mustard

Kakanmath Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Kakanmath Temple

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