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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 102 · 2023Reserved (ST)
Sihora (ST)
Winner — 2023
Santosh Varkade
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 55.8%INC 32.4%5 others 11.8%
Votes
1,01,777
56.1% share
Winning margin
42,772
23.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
81.1%
of 2,24,917
Sihora (ST) is a safe seat — Santosh Varkade won by 23.6%.
Seat history
1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.26 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santosh Varkade | BJP (NDA) | 1,01,777 | 56.1% |
| 2 | Ekta Thakur | 59,005 | 32.5% | |
| 3 | Engineer Subhash Singh Markam | 11,101 | 6.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,033 | 1.7% |
| 5 | Dr. Sanjiv Warkhede | IND | 2,906 | 1.6% |
| 6 | Shiv Prasad Dhurve | BSCP | 2,213 | 1.2% |
| 7 | Mohan Sondhiya | IND | 1,488 | 0.8% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (94th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe23.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.4% · min 3.3% · max 60.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
94th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
94th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
31st of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 56.1%INC 32.5%BSP 6.1%OTH 3.6%NOTA 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.26 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,63,289
Density
473 / km²
Sex ratio
929 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,211 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population15.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.7%Muslim 8.3%Other 4.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water44.7%
Electricity87.8%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.0%
Children underweight (under 5)31.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate68.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.2%
Clean cooking fuel28.5%
Health insurance61.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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