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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 97 · 2008Reserved (SC)

Jabalpur East

Winner — 2008

LAKHAN GHANGHORIA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 47.9%BJP 41.7%8 others 10.4%
Votes
51,934
47.9% share
Winning margin
6,702
6.2% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
62.6%
of 1,73,334

A clear win with a 6.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LAKHAN GHANGHORIA
INC (UPA)
51,93447.9%
2
ANCHAL SONKAR
NDA
45,23241.7%
3
VIJAY KORI
BSP
6,1775.7%
4
VISHNU MALIK
IND
1,4661.4%
5
RANJEET CHOUHAN
IND
1,2361.1%
6
KUNDAN SONKAR
BJSH
6590.6%
7
RAJESH ALIAS RAKESH SONKAR
Samajwadi Party
6170.6%
8
RAKESH SONKAR
IND
5870.5%
9
ADVOCATE ASHOK BAIN
NDA
3570.3%
10
RADHESHYAM SATNAMI MASAB
NDA
2380.2%

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

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Low turnout (201st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.8% · max 23.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
201st of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
145th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
123rd of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.9%BJP 41.7%BSP 5.7%OTH 4.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,63,289
Density
473 / km²
Sex ratio
929 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,211 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population15.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.7%Muslim 8.3%Other 4.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water44.7%
Electricity87.8%
Sanitation55.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinatedNOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.0%
Children underweight (under 5)31.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate68.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.2%
Clean cooking fuel28.5%
Health insurance61.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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