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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 150 · 2023

Bhopal Uttar

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Winner — 2023

Atif Arif Aqueel
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 56.4%BJP 40.5%14 others 3.1%
Votes
96,125
56.4% share
Winning margin
26,987
15.8% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
69.5%
of 2,45,515

Bhopal Uttar is a safe seat — Atif Arif Aqueel won by 15.8%.

Seat history

5 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.37 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2018 vs 2023

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Atif Arif Aqueel
INC
INC (UPA)
96,12556.4%
2
Alok Sharma
BJP
69,13840.5%
3
Aamir Aqueel
IND
1,8371.1%
—
NOTA
NOTA
7740.5%
5
Mohammad Saood
AAP
7350.4%
6
Nasir Islam
IND
5500.3%
7
Mahendra Wankhede
BSP
5110.3%
8
Prakash Narvare
AZSP
1970.1%
9
Suraya
IND
1350.1%
10
Prem Narayan Swarnkar (soni Ji)
NWLP
990.1%
11
Ashraf Ali
IND
810.1%
12
Raja Bhai (shahwar)
IND
800.1%
13
Ataullah
IND
670.0%
14
Waseem Khan
IND
670.0%
15
Mohsin Ali Khan
IND
640.0%
16
Ramdeen Bhat
BSCP
310.0%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (202nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
15.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 3.5% · max 53.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
202nd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
198th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
209th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.4%BJP 40.5%OTH 2.6%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.37 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,71,061
Density
855 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,772 km²
SC population15.1%
ST population2.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.0%Muslim 22.2%Other 3.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water59.6%
Electricity92.9%
Sanitation72.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.9%
Children underweight (under 5)29.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.5%
Women literate80.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.3%
Clean cooking fuel83.6%
Health insurance50.7%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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Golghar Museum

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Remember Bhopal Museum

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