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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 138 · 2023
Sohagpur
Winner — 2023
Vijaypal Singh
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 48.9%INC 48.0%5 others 3.1%
Votes
1,03,379
48.9% share
Winning margin
1,762
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
87.1%
of 2,42,882
Sohagpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 1,762 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹2.39 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijaypal Singh | BJP (NDA) | 1,03,379 | 48.9% |
| 2 | Pushpraj Singh | 1,01,617 | 48.0% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,362 | 1.1% |
| 4 | Harisingh Kalme | MKRP | 1,605 | 0.8% |
| 5 | Laxman Singh Gour | IND | 1,152 | 0.5% |
| 6 | Umesh Kumar Mittal | IND | 909 | 0.4% |
| 7 | Rameshwar Ahirwar | IND | 441 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (13th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 0.8% · max 42.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
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13th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
170th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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65th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.9%INC 48.0%OTH 1.9%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹2.39 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,41,350
Density
185 / km²
Sex ratio
914 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,703 km²
SC population16.5%
ST population15.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water25.8%
Electricity78.4%
Sanitation48.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.8%
Children fully vaccinated73.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.8%
Children underweight (under 5)27.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel47.3%
Health insurance28.6%
What's nearby?
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