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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 21 · 2018Reserved (SC)

Bhander

Winner — 2018

RAKSHA SANTRAM SARONIYA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 62.1%BJP 28.4%10 others 9.4%
Votes
73,569
62.1% share
Winning margin
39,896
33.7% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
69.6%
of 1,70,247

Bhander is a safe seat — RAKSHA SANTRAM SARONIYA won by 33.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAKSHA SANTRAM SARONIYA
INC (UPA)
73,56962.1%
2
RAJNI PRAJAPATI
BJP
33,67328.4%
3
SMT. KIRAN BALA
BSP
2,6412.2%
4
NARAYAN SINGH (BABUJI)
BASD
2,3222.0%
NOTA
NOTA
1,2271.0%
6
KARAN SINGH
BSCP
1,1651.0%
7
UMESH KUMAR PRAJAPATI
IND
1,0400.9%
8
GHANSHYAM (KORI)
SNVRP
8760.7%
9
KHETAAN SINGH PARIHAR
IND
8090.7%
10
UTTAM SINGH
IND
4460.4%
11
ASHOK DANDOTIYA
IND
3450.3%
12
GHANSHYAM VERMA
3130.3%

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

Average turnout (168th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
33.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 2.3% · max 33.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
168th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
200th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
121st of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 62.1%BJP 28.4%OTH 8.4%NOTA 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,86,754
Density
271 / km²
Sex ratio
873 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,902 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population1.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.0%Other 5.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.7%
Electricity61.2%
Sanitation22.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.4%
Children fully vaccinated79.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)29.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.6%
Women literate67.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.7%
Clean cooking fuel31.2%
Health insurance30.9%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jaggery
Rock inscription of Asoka

Rock inscription of Asoka

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock inscription of Asoka

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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