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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 141 · 2023

Bhojpur

Winner — 2023

Surendra Patwa
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 58.2%INC 38.3%11 others 3.6%
Votes
1,19,289
58.2% share
Winning margin
40,779
19.9% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
80.2%
of 2,55,696

Bhojpur is a safe seat — Surendra Patwa won by 19.9%.

Seat history

1 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.24 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Surendra Patwa
BJP (NDA)
1,19,28958.2%
2
Rajkumar Patel
78,51038.3%
3
Kamlesh Uike
GNASURKP
1,9941.0%
NOTA
NOTA
1,7240.8%
5
Seema Porte
IND
1,0680.5%
6
Nayantara Dr. Dharmendra Ahirwar
ASPKR
7000.3%
7
Manoj Chouhan
IND
4390.2%
8
Phool Kumar Prajapati
IND
2750.1%
9
Monu
AKNDBRTSMR
2330.1%
10
Chandan Singh
IND
2060.1%
11
Manoj Kumar Chaubey
IND
1950.1%
12
Gundesh Kumar Khambra
JLokP
1830.1%
13
Captain Anil Kumar Khare
IND
1490.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (103rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
19.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.7% · min 0.6% · max 60.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
103rd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
202nd of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
119th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 58.2%INC 38.3%OTH 2.6%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.24 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,31,597
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,466 km²
SC population17.0%
ST population15.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.8%Muslim 9.0%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water20.3%
Electricity70.9%
Sanitation30.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.0%
Children fully vaccinatedNOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.9%
Women literate75.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.6%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance41.0%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati Rice
Pre-historic rock shelters of Tajpura, Bineka etc

Pre-historic rock shelters of Tajpura, Bineka etc

🏛️MonumentASI

Pre-historic rock shelters of Tajpura, Bineka etc

i) Savite Temple

i) Savite Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

i) Savite Temple

🏛️

ii) Ancient remains, rock engraving

🏛️MonumentASI

ii) Ancient remains, rock engraving

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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