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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 170 · 2013Reserved (SC)
Sonkatch
Winner — 2013
RAJENDRA PHULCHAND VERMA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 45.5%INC 44.4%12 others 10.1%
Votes
72,644
45.5% share
Winning margin
1,880
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
80.2%
of 1,98,924
Sonkatch was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 1,880 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.30 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJENDRA PHULCHAND VERMA | BJP (NDA) | 72,644 | 45.5% |
| 2 | ARJUN VERMA | UPA | 70,764 | 44.4% |
| 3 | RATANLAL MALVIYA | IND | 4,715 | 3.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,617 | 1.6% |
| 5 | SANJAY SANGTA BHAYYA | BSP | 2,072 | 1.3% |
| 6 | HEMRAJ SINGH BAMNIYA | IND | 1,820 | 1.1% |
| 7 | RAJESH SILAWAT | IND | 1,353 | 0.8% |
| 8 | DR. ANWAR SINGH SISODIYA | BHBP | 1,029 | 0.7% |
| 9 | RAJENDRA VERMA | IND | 970 | 0.6% |
| 10 | PROF. B.S. MALVIYA | PRSP | 533 | 0.3% |
| 11 | RAMESH CHANDRA MALVIYA | IND | 354 | 0.2% |
| 12 | GOVERDHANLAL | IND | 338 | 0.2% |
| 13 | TEJSINGH SISODIYA (MALVIYA) | Samajwadi Party | 211 | 0.1% |
| 14 | DEEPAK MALVIYA | SAMSP | 111 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (26th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.3% · min 0.1% · max 66.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
26th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
167th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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181st of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.5%INC 44.4%OTH 8.5%NOTA 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.30 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,63,715
Density
223 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,020 km²
SC population18.7%
ST population17.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.3%
Electricity88.7%
Sanitation37.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated87.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.3%
Women literate64.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Clean cooking fuel51.0%
Health insurance35.1%
What's nearby?
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