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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2018Reserved (SC)
Ambah
Winner — 2018
KAMLESH JATAV
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 29.9%IND 23.9%11 others 46.3%
Votes
37,343
29.9% share
Winning margin
7,547
6.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
60.2%
of 2,07,557
A clear win with a 6.0% margin.
Seat history
1 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.38 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAMLESH JATAV | INC (UPA) | 37,343 | 29.9% |
| 2 | NEHA KINNAR | IND | 29,796 | 23.9% |
| 3 | GABBAR SAKHWAR | BJP | 29,715 | 23.8% |
| 4 | SATYAPRAKASH SAKHAWAR [ADVOCATE] | BSP | 22,179 | 17.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,255 | 1.0% |
| 6 | VIJAY KUMAR CHHARI | IND | 1,042 | 0.8% |
| 7 | GAJENDAR SINGH | IND | 784 | 0.6% |
| 8 | SITA DEVI | IND | 687 | 0.6% |
| 9 | SEEMA KATHERIYA | RRM | 601 | 0.5% |
| 10 | RAJKUMAR SHAKHAWAR | HCP | 463 | 0.4% |
| 11 | RAKESH KUMAR GOUR | IND | 375 | 0.3% |
| 12 | SUNEEL KUMAR MAHOR | 359 | 0.3% | |
| 13 | RAKESH NAGAR | BPCP | 317 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (227th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.8% · max 43.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
227th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
154th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
185th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 29.9%IND 23.9%BJP 23.8%BSP 17.8%OTH 3.7%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.38 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,65,970
Density
394 / km²
Sex ratio
840 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,989 km²
SC population21.4%
ST population0.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.4%Other 4.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.3%
Electricity36.3%
Sanitation20.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated69.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)29.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.5%
Women literate65.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.8%
Clean cooking fuel32.6%
Health insurance36.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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