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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 116 · 2018

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Winner — 2018

RAKESH PAL SINGH
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 43.1%INC 39.8%11 others 17.1%
Votes
85,839
43.1% share
Winning margin
6,679
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
84.4%
of 2,35,927

A closely fought contest. RAKESH PAL SINGH won with a 3.4% margin.

Seat history

0 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.34 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAKESH PAL SINGH
BJP (NDA)
85,83943.1%
2
RAJNEESH HARVANSH SINGH
INC
79,16039.8%
3
RAJENDRA RAI
21,69410.9%
NOTA
NOTA
2,1251.1%
5
SHEAKH MUSTUFA (EHSAN) ANSARI
IND
2,0141.0%
6
SWARN REKHA
IND
1,7900.9%
7
MOHAN GADKARI
BMUP
1,4490.7%
8
CHANDRAKALA MOHAN MARAR
BSP
1,4350.7%
9
SHRAVAN KAPOOR (DEVI PRASAD SAHU)
1,0060.5%
10
TARIK BHAI
IND
7890.4%
11
DEEPAK KUMAR
IND
7710.4%
12
SHIREEN KACHWAHA (RENU)
SPKP
5240.3%
13
CHAMARU
IND
5000.3%

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

High turnout (2nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 2.0% · max 44.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
2nd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
104th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
71st of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.1%INC 39.8%GGP 10.9%OTH 5.2%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.34 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,79,131
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,758 km²
SC population9.5%
ST population37.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 83.0%Other 9.8%Muslim 5.8%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.0%
Electricity73.0%
Sanitation21.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.5%
Children underweight (under 5)31.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.9%
Women literate71.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance44.6%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cilantro
🏛️

Standing jain image of Digambar sect known as Naga baba and the various fragmentary stone images…

🏛️MonumentASI

Standing jain image of Digambar sect known as Naga baba and the various fragmentary stone images and architectural stone pieces

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

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