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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 13 · 2023Reserved (SC)
Gohad (SC)
Winner — 2023
Keshav Desai
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 47.3%BJP 46.9%14 others 5.9%
Votes
69,941
47.3% share
Winning margin
607
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
61.7%
of 2,39,734
Gohad (SC) was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 607 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keshav Desai | INC (UPA) | 69,941 | 47.3% |
| 2 | Lal Singh Arya | 69,334 | 46.9% | |
| 3 | Suresh Singh Sholankee | 2,919 | 2.0% | |
| 4 | Yashwant Patwari | 1,366 | 0.9% | |
| 5 | Anita Kamal Nagar | ASPKR | 1,245 | 0.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 790 | 0.5% |
| 7 | Dr. Mohan Lal Mahor | 444 | 0.3% | |
| 8 | Sanjay Jatav | IND | 416 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Rajkumar | IND | 325 | 0.2% |
| 10 | Anil Garg | APoI | 292 | 0.2% |
| 11 | G.p. Khanna | IND | 152 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Naryan Bharti | IND | 145 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Kalyan Singh | IND | 123 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Sonu Severiya | JPJD | 104 | 0.1% |
| 15 | Anil Kumar | IND | 103 | 0.1% |
| 16 | Anshul Bansal | IND | 97 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (224th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 0.4% · max 28.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
224th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
112th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
198th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.3%BJP 46.9%OTH 5.2%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.06 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,03,005
Density
382 / km²
Sex ratio
837 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,459 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.7%Other 6.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.2%
Electricity36.1%
Sanitation23.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.5%
Children fully vaccinated70.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.9%
Women literate70.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.0%
Health insurance31.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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