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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 208 · 2018

Indore-5

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Winner — 2018

MAHENDRA HARDIA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 48.3%INC 47.8%12 others 3.9%
Votes
1,17,836
48.3% share
Winning margin
1,133
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
65.7%
of 3,71,430

Indore-5 was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 1,133 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

3 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.15 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2013 vs 2018

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHENDRA HARDIA
BJP
BJP (NDA)
1,17,83648.3%
2
SATYANARAYAN PATEL
INC
INC
1,16,70347.8%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,7861.1%
4
DONGAR SINGH GOYAL
BSP
BSP
1,4220.6%
5
SHAILENDRA KUMARI RANAWAT
AAP
8780.4%
6
KAILASH KUMAWAT
SHS
8500.3%
7
MUKESH KUMAR DWIVEDI
SPKP
8470.3%
8
CHHOTELAL
CPM
6890.3%
9
ZAHEERUDEEN
MNDP
5820.2%
10
SANTOSH MEENA
TIPI
3870.2%
11
MOHAMMAD IMTIYAZ KHAN
IND
3500.1%
12
ASHOK BALKISHAN
IND
2960.1%
13
BHUPENDRA CHAURASIA
SAMSAMPA
1910.1%
14
PRABHUDAYAL
PRSP
1310.1%

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

Low turnout (206th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.9% · min 0.5% · max 20.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
206th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
181st of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
192nd of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.3%INC 47.8%OTH 2.7%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.15 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,76,697
Density
841 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,898 km²
SC population16.6%
ST population6.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 83.3%Muslim 12.7%Other 4.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water47.3%
Electricity96.5%
Sanitation78.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.5%
Children fully vaccinated84.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)24.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.1%
Women literate80.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.7%
Clean cooking fuel86.9%
Health insurance40.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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