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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 21 · 2013Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 2013

GHANSHYAM PIRONIYA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 37.4%INC 29.7%11 others 32.9%
Votes
36,878
37.4% share
Winning margin
7,651
7.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
61.7%
of 1,59,605

A clear win with a 7.8% margin.

Seat history

0 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GHANSHYAM PIRONIYA
BJP
BJP (NDA)
36,87837.4%
2
ARUN KUMAR (ANNU BHARTI)
INC
UPA
29,22729.7%
3
PHOOL SINGH BARAIYA
BASD
13,38913.6%
4
ARVIND KUMAR BOUDH ADVOCATE PALINOOR
BSP
BSP
12,68612.9%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,4941.5%
6
MOHAN LAL AHIRWAR
IND
9881.0%
7
RAGHVENDRA SINGH DOHRE ( RAJU)
NCP
UPA
7040.7%
8
SOORAJ SINGH JATAV
IND
6880.7%
9
RAM PAL AHIRWAR
BSCP
6750.7%
10
RAGUNATH
IND
6350.6%
11
JAGAT SINGH
RSMD
5590.6%
12
DR. NARESH DHANUK
SP
Samajwadi Party
3820.4%
13
MURAT SINGH
IND
2430.3%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (168th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 2.3% · max 33.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
168th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
200th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
121st of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 37.4%INC 29.7%BASD 13.6%BSP 12.9%OTH 4.9%NOTA 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.14 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,86,754
Density
271 / km²
Sex ratio
873 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,902 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population1.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.0%Other 5.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.7%
Electricity61.2%
Sanitation22.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.4%
Children fully vaccinated79.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)29.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.6%
Women literate67.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.7%
Clean cooking fuel31.2%
Health insurance30.9%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jaggery
Rock inscription of Asoka

Rock inscription of Asoka

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock inscription of Asoka

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