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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 87 · 2008Reserved (ST)

Anuppur

Winner — 2008

BISAHULAL SINGH
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 42.1%BJP 40.9%7 others 17.0%
Votes
39,814
42.1% share
Winning margin
1,149
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
71.3%
of 1,32,694

Anuppur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 1,149 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BISAHULAL SINGH
INC (UPA)
39,81442.1%
2
RAMLAL ROUTEL
NDA
38,66540.9%
3
VISHAMBHAR NETAM
BSP
4,2454.5%
4
THANESHWAR SINGH DHURVE
3,4853.7%
5
PURUSHOTTAM
IND
2,8613.0%
6
GANGA SINGH MARCHE
Samajwadi Party
2,6412.8%
7
JAMUNA SINGH
IND
1,2231.3%
8
MAHAVEER
GMS
8710.9%
9
NOHAR LAL BAIGA
7970.8%

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

Average turnout (125th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.1% · min 0.1% · max 70.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
125th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
169th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
38th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.1%BJP 40.9%OTH 17.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.07 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,49,237
Density
200 / km²
Sex ratio
976 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,747 km²
SC population9.9%
ST population47.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.6%Other 8.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water17.7%
Electricity48.2%
Sanitation17.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births84.8%
Children fully vaccinated86.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.0%
Children underweight (under 5)30.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.6%
Women literate72.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.6%
Clean cooking fuel21.7%
Health insurance52.8%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Kodo Kutki
Caves bearing inscriptions

Caves bearing inscriptions

🏛️MonumentASI

Caves bearing inscriptions

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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