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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 24 · 2018

Pohari

Winner — 2018

SURESH DHAKAD [RATHKHEDA]
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 37.1%BSP 32.2%19 others 30.7%
Votes
60,654
37.1% share
Winning margin
7,918
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
75.9%
of 2,15,517

A closely fought contest. SURESH DHAKAD [RATHKHEDA] won with a 4.8% margin.

Seat history

2 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.25 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURESH DHAKAD [RATHKHEDA]
INC (UPA)
60,65437.1%
2
KAILASH KUSHWAH
BSP
52,73632.2%
3
PRAHLAD BHARTI
BJP
37,26822.8%
4
RAKESH RAJAK
IND
2,2711.4%
5
AJMER SINGH KOTIYA
JANADIP
1,4040.9%
6
RAJENDRA SEHRIYA
IND
1,3460.8%
7
MANOJ
IND
8760.5%
8
HANUMANT SINGH
AABHP
7730.5%
9
TARACHAND
IND
7610.5%
10
ADVOCATE RANJEET SINGH RAWAT
SBIP
6860.4%
11
SATENDR
IND
5930.4%
12
ASHA RAM
BASD
5890.4%
13
CHANDRA PRAKASH
IND
5530.3%
14
HARKISHAN KUSHWAHA @ DEALAR SINGH
5260.3%
15
RAM KUMAR
IND
4730.3%
16
RAJGURU YADAV
Samajwadi Party
4360.3%
NOTA
NOTA
4280.3%
18
AJAY SINGH KUSHWAH
IND
3830.2%
19
NARENDRA VYAS
3770.2%
20
RAMSAHAY SHARMA
BRMD
3320.2%
21
HARI SINGH
IND
2010.1%

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

Average turnout (115th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 2.0% · max 51.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
115th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.70
fewer partiesmore parties
57th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
133rd of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.1%BSP 32.2%BJP 22.8%OTH 7.7%NOTA 0.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/20

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.25 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,26,050
Density
171 / km²
Sex ratio
877 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,066 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population13.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.7%
Electricity41.6%
Sanitation14.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.5%
Children fully vaccinated63.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.1%
Women literate56.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.5%
Clean cooking fuel32.7%
Health insurance38.9%

What's nearby?

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