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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 167 · 2023
Shajapur
Winner — 2023
Arun Bhimawad
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 47.3%INC 47.3%8 others 5.4%
Votes
98,960
47.3% share
Winning margin
28
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
85.7%
of 2,44,174
Shajapur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 28 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.13 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arun Bhimawad | BJP (NDA) | 98,960 | 47.3% |
| 2 | Karada Hukumsingh | 98,932 | 47.3% | |
| 3 | Kantilal | ASPKR | 5,689 | 2.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,534 | 0.7% |
| 5 | Bhagirath Bagaaniya | 1,411 | 0.7% | |
| 6 | Sunil | IND | 897 | 0.4% |
| 7 | Hari Singh Thakur (gohil) | IND | 870 | 0.4% |
| 8 | Omprakash Verma | IND | 346 | 0.2% |
| 9 | Ram Swroop Sharma | IND | 229 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Amit Jatav | IND | 219 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (28th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.0% · max 44.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
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28th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
119th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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153rd of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.3%INC 47.3%OTH 4.6%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.13 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,12,681
Density
244 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,195 km²
SC population23.4%
ST population2.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.3%Muslim 11.6%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.3%
Electricity78.0%
Sanitation23.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.1%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.8%
Children underweight (under 5)27.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.8%
Women literate58.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Clean cooking fuel37.7%
Health insurance34.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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