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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 127 · 2023Reserved (SC)
Parasia (SC)
Winner — 2023
Sohanlal Balmik
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 47.7%BJP 46.5%11 others 5.8%
Votes
88,227
47.8% share
Winning margin
2,168
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
84.7%
of 2,18,599
Parasia (SC) was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 2,168 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.27 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sohanlal Balmik | INC (UPA) | 88,227 | 47.8% |
| 2 | Jyoti Dehariya | 86,059 | 46.6% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,049 | 1.6% |
| 4 | ''santoshi Dehariya'' | IND | 1,706 | 0.9% |
| 5 | Jyoti Dehariya | 1,513 | 0.8% | |
| 6 | Suresh Bunkar (satankar) | IND | 1,446 | 0.8% |
| 7 | Sateesh Kumar Nagwanshi | 734 | 0.4% | |
| 8 | Sagar Belwanshi | IND | 591 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Tukaram Durge "masab" | IND | 462 | 0.3% |
| 10 | Jyoti | IND | 357 | 0.2% |
| 11 | Rupesh Balmik | IND | 228 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Kailash Nagalkar (sonu) | IND | 208 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Ashok Barasiya | IND | 196 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (44th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.1% · max 42.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
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44th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
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113th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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32nd of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.8%BJP 46.6%OTH 4.0%NOTA 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.27 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,90,922
Density
177 / km²
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,815 km²
SC population11.1%
ST population36.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.0%Other 8.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water37.4%
Electricity78.7%
Sanitation25.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated65.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)32.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.7%
Women literate72.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel43.6%
Health insurance48.5%
What's nearby?
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