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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 94 · 2008

Bahoriband

Winner — 2008

DR. NISHITH PATEL
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 21.2%BJSH 19.8%16 others 59.0%
Votes
25,822
21.2% share
Winning margin
1,674
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
75.2%
of 1,62,067

Bahoriband was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 1,674 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

2 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR. NISHITH PATEL
INC (UPA)
25,82221.2%
2
SHANKAR LAL SHANKAR MAHTO
BJSH
24,14819.8%
3
BHAI PRABHAT KUMAR PANDE (BADE BABBU)
IND
23,53019.3%
4
KUNWAR SAURABH SINGH
BSP
17,68114.5%
5
SAROJ BACHCHAN NAYAK
NDA
8,9567.3%
6
RUKAMANI DEVI MANJHI
5,7844.8%
7
RAM SINGH
IND
3,1122.5%
8
MAHESH PRASAD
Samajwadi Party
2,4162.0%
9
KALLU RAJAK
IND
1,8951.6%
10
A.K.KHAN
1,4761.2%
11
VIJAY KUMAR
IND
1,3621.1%
12
GOVIND MAHTO (LODHI)
IND
1,1620.9%
13
MANORAMA CHOUDHRY
IND
1,1440.9%
14
SUJEET YADAV
IND
9360.8%
15
ASHOK KUMAR (RAJU JAIN)
NDA
8290.7%
16
RATAN SINGH PENDRO
GMS
6770.6%
17
GIRANI LAL
IND
5060.4%
18
CHANDRABHAN
4080.3%

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

Average turnout (82nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 1.1% · max 47.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
82nd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.75
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
224th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 21.2%BJSH 19.8%IND 19.3%BSP 14.5%JD(U) 7.3%OTH 17.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/18

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.14 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,92,042
Density
261 / km²
Sex ratio
952 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,950 km²
SC population12.1%
ST population24.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.0%Other 4.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water17.3%
Electricity59.7%
Sanitation19.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.8%
Children fully vaccinated86.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.7%
Women literate67.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.2%
Clean cooking fuel29.5%
Health insurance18.1%

What's nearby?

8 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cut Stone
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Ancient Mound, Kakarahata

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Mound

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Ladaki-ka-Tila

🏛️MonumentASI

Ladaki-ka-Tila

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Rock edict of Ashoka, Rupnath

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock edict of Ashoka, Rupnath

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Ruined temple near the sources of the Kiyan river

🏛️MonumentASI

Ruined temple near the sources of the Kiyan river

Tapsi Math

Tapsi Math

🏛️MonumentASI

Tapsi Math

🏛️

Temple of Somnath and ruins of several temples

🏛️MonumentASI

Temple of Somnath and ruins of several temples

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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