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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 55 · 2018

Damoh

Winner — 2018

RAHUL SINGH
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 45.0%BJP 44.6%13 others 10.4%
Votes
78,997
45.0% share
Winning margin
798
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
75.1%
of 2,33,399

Damoh was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 798 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

1 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAHUL SINGH
INC (UPA)
78,99745.0%
2
JAYANT MALAIYA
BJP
78,19944.6%
3
KOMAL AHIRWAR
BSP
5,4603.1%
4
AARTI SINGH
BSCP
3,4432.0%
5
RAHUL SINGH
IND
1,7551.0%
6
RAHUL YADAV
IND
1,5700.9%
NOTA
NOTA
1,2990.7%
8
RIHANA SABBO BUA
IND
1,2830.7%
9
DR. RAMKRISHNA KUSMARIA BABA JI
IND
1,1330.7%
10
MANOJ DEVALIYA
SPKP
7740.4%
11
RAHUL BHAIYA
IND
3760.2%
12
JUJAR ALI
3660.2%
13
BHAGWAN DAS
IND
2820.2%
14
RAMRATAN PATEL
2460.1%
15
BALRAM SINGH
IND
1890.1%

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

Average turnout (144th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 0.1% · max 77.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
144th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
151st of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
219th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.0%BJP 44.6%OTH 9.6%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.18 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,64,219
Density
173 / km²
Sex ratio
910 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,306 km²
SC population19.5%
ST population13.2%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.8%Other 6.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.6%
Electricity62.3%
Sanitation14.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.0%
Children fully vaccinated60.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.3%
Children underweight (under 5)32.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.1%
Women literate61.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.6%
Clean cooking fuel28.1%
Health insurance21.6%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Gram
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Rajnagar Fort Rajnagar Fort Rajnagar Fort

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Sculptures at Phutera tank

🏛️MonumentASI

Sculptures at Phutera tank

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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