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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 97 · 2013Reserved (SC)
Jabalpur East
Winner — 2013
ANCHAL SONKAR
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 47.3%INC 46.5%7 others 6.2%
Votes
67,167
47.3% share
Winning margin
1,155
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
67.8%
of 2,09,640
Jabalpur East was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 1,155 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANCHAL SONKAR | BJP (NDA) | 67,167 | 47.3% |
| 2 | ADVOCATE LAKHAN GHANGHORIA | UPA | 66,012 | 46.5% |
| 3 | SMT SHIVRANI BIRHA | BSP | 4,263 | 3.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,761 | 1.9% |
| 5 | VISHNU MALIK | IND | 753 | 0.5% |
| 6 | ENGINEER PRAVEEN GAJBHIYEDADA | IND | 411 | 0.3% |
| 7 | ANCHAL BABU | IND | 281 | 0.2% |
| 8 | ARVIND PAIGWAR | NDA | 245 | 0.2% |
| 9 | CHANNU LAL AHIRWAR | IND | 153 | 0.1% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (201st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.8% · max 23.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
201st of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
145th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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123rd of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.3%INC 46.5%OTH 4.3%NOTA 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.14 Cr
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 vaccinated— NOT 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 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.