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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 159 · 2018
Sehore
Winner — 2018
SUDESH RAI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 38.0%INC 25.0%10 others 37.0%
Votes
60,117
38.0% share
Winning margin
20,644
13.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
81.3%
of 1,94,578
A clear win with a 13.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUDESH RAI | BJP (NDA) | 60,117 | 38.0% |
| 2 | SURENDRA SINGH THAKUR | INC | 39,473 | 24.9% |
| 3 | USHA RAMESH SAXENA | IND | 26,397 | 16.7% |
| 4 | GAURAV SUNNY MAHAJAN | IND | 25,916 | 16.4% |
| 5 | SUNIL JATAV | BSP | 1,261 | 0.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,140 | 0.7% |
| 7 | KAILASHNARAYAN SHRIVASTAV | IND | 1,061 | 0.7% |
| 8 | MAKHAN SINGH SOLANKI | 941 | 0.6% | |
| 9 | KAMALSINGH | PRSP | 610 | 0.4% |
| 10 | MO. AKRAM QURESHI | IND | 494 | 0.3% |
| 11 | ENGG. KRISHNAPAL SINGH BAGHEL | 416 | 0.3% | |
| 12 | NILESH JAIN (JAIN SAAB) | 361 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (71st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 1.1% · max 36.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
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71st of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
199th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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202nd of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 38.0%INC 24.9%IND 16.7%IND 16.4%OTH 3.3%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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