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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 156 · 2018

Budhni

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Winner — 2018

SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 60.3%INC 31.5%14 others 8.3%
Votes
1,23,492
60.3% share
Winning margin
58,999
28.8% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
83.7%
of 2,44,871

Budhni is a safe seat — SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN won by 28.8%.

Seat history

1 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN
BJP
BJP (NDA)
1,23,49260.3%
2
ARUN SUBHASHCHANDRA
INC
INC
64,49331.5%
3
REVARAM SALLAM
GGP
8,1524.0%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,7640.9%
5
SANJEEV KUMAR
BSP
BSP
1,6830.8%
6
HEMRAJ PETHARI
IND
1,3860.7%
7
PREM SINGH
IND
6720.3%
8
SHEKHAR CHOUHAN
IND
6280.3%
9
VIMLESH R B
AAP
5350.3%
10
VEENA
SHS
3800.2%
11
GUNDESH KUMAR KHAMBRA
IND
3350.2%
12
ABDUL RASHID
IND
3280.2%
13
RADHESHYAM SHARMA BHOLU
BRSP
3070.1%
14
PREMNARAYAN
IND
3020.1%
15
BRIJESH GUPTA
JLP
2600.1%
16
AMAR SINGH
IND
2330.1%

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

High turnout (29th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
28.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.6% · min 0.4% · max 46.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
29th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.77
fewer partiesmore parties
229th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
157th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 60.3%INC 31.5%OTH 7.4%NOTA 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.08 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,11,332
Density
199 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,578 km²
SC population20.7%
ST population11.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.7%Muslim 10.5%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water17.0%
Electricity84.3%
Sanitation31.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated60.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.9%
Children underweight (under 5)27.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.3%
Women literate64.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.7%
Clean cooking fuel33.7%
Health insurance33.2%

What's nearby?

4 locations
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Known forDISTRICT
🏺Wooden Toys and Handicraft
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Hathnora

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Saru Maru caves and stupas

Saru Maru caves and stupas

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Painted rock shelters, two Buddhist stupas

🏛️MonumentASI

Painted rock shelters, two Buddhist stupas

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Saru-Maru monastic complex

🏛️MonumentASI

Saru-Maru monastic complex

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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.

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