Back to Madhya Pradesh 2013 map
Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 138 · 2013

Sohagpur

Winner — 2013

VIJAYPAL SINGH
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 54.3%INC 37.4%10 others 8.2%
Votes
92,859
54.3% share
Winning margin
28,891
16.9% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
83.8%
of 2,03,883

Sohagpur is a safe seat — VIJAYPAL SINGH won by 16.9%.

Seat history

1 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIJAYPAL SINGH
BJP (NDA)
92,85954.3%
2
RANVEER SINGH GALCHA
UPA
63,96837.4%
NOTA
NOTA
3,2561.9%
4
DINESH AHIRWAR
BSP
2,1501.3%
5
BHUPENDRA MAHENDRA SINGH TOMAR
IND
1,9361.1%
6
KANCHHEDILAL SAHU
SAMSP
1,8891.1%
7
SHEIKH HASEEB
IND
1,4360.8%
8
RAJU YADAV
IND
1,1650.7%
9
SANJAY
BASD
1,0310.6%
10
MOHANLAL CHOHAN
IND
5400.3%
11
SHEKH AASHIQ (ENGINE MECHANIC)
IND
3480.2%
12
KAMTA PRASAD
IND
3300.2%

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

High turnout (13th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
16.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 0.8% · max 42.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
13th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
170th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
65th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 54.3%INC 37.4%OTH 6.3%NOTA 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.05 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,41,350
Density
185 / km²
Sex ratio
914 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,703 km²
SC population16.5%
ST population15.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water25.8%
Electricity78.4%
Sanitation48.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.8%
Children fully vaccinated73.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.8%
Children underweight (under 5)27.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel47.3%
Health insurance28.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Sightseeing

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

Ask the state

STATE INDICATORS · RBI 2024-25