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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 153 · 2023
Bhopal Madhya
Winner — 2023
Arif Masood
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 54.2%BJP 43.8%14 others 2.0%
Votes
82,371
54.3% share
Winning margin
15,891
10.5% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
61.3%
of 2,47,587
A clear win with a 10.5% margin.
Seat history
3 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.30 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arif Masood | INC (UPA) | 82,371 | 54.3% |
| 2 | Dhruv Narayan Singh | 66,480 | 43.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,151 | 0.8% |
| 4 | Udham Singh | 560 | 0.4% | |
| 5 | Mrs. Deepa Sahu | BSCP | 322 | 0.2% |
| 6 | Shama Tanweer | ASPKR | 116 | 0.1% |
| 7 | Faizal 3 | IND | 100 | 0.1% |
| 8 | Ram | IND | 99 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Advocate - Devendra Prakash Mishra | IND | 95 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Durga Prasad | PRVPOI | 67 | 0.0% |
| 11 | Rizwan Uddin | IND | 60 | 0.0% |
| 12 | Ashif Ali | IND | 51 | 0.0% |
| 13 | Zeeshan Rehman | IND | 43 | 0.0% |
| 14 | Keshavrao Kose | IND | 43 | 0.0% |
| 15 | Neerav Hetawal | BGVP | 38 | 0.0% |
| 16 | Syed Azhar Husain | IND | 30 | 0.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (225th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 0.1% · max 42.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
225th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
208th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
145th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.3%BJP 43.8%OTH 1.1%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.30 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?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

