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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 82 · 2008Reserved (ST)
Dhouhani
Winner — 2008
KUNWAR SINGH TEKAM
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 54.6%INC 20.3%8 others 25.1%
Votes
60,704
54.6% share
Winning margin
38,120
34.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
64.9%
of 1,71,424
Dhouhani is a safe seat — KUNWAR SINGH TEKAM won by 34.3%.
Seat history
1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KUNWAR SINGH TEKAM | BJP (NDA) | 60,704 | 54.6% |
| 2 | TILAK RAJ SINGH | UPA | 22,584 | 20.3% |
| 3 | ASHOK SINGH PAIGAM | IND | 12,274 | 11.0% |
| 4 | SURYA BALI KOL BAHUJAN | BSP | 4,107 | 3.7% |
| 5 | RAM PRAKASH | IND | 4,013 | 3.6% |
| 6 | CHANDRAPAL SINGH UEKEY | GMS | 2,128 | 1.9% |
| 7 | MAHIPAL SINGH | Samajwadi Party | 1,743 | 1.6% |
| 8 | HUBB LAL SINGH MARKAM | NDA | 1,315 | 1.2% |
| 9 | AWDHESH KOL | IND | 1,234 | 1.1% |
| 10 | SESHABHAN SINGH | BJSH | 1,124 | 1.0% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (165th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean34.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.9% · max 50.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
165th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.64
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
14th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.64EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 54.6%INC 20.3%IND 11.0%OTH 14.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.10 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,27,033
Density
232 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,851 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population27.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.6%Other 4.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity42.9%
Sanitation7.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.8%
Children fully vaccinated78.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Children underweight (under 5)32.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Women literate64.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Clean cooking fuel20.9%
Health insurance26.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Carpet (Panja Dari)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.