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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 170 · 2023Reserved (SC)
Sonkatch (SC)
Winner — 2023
Dr. Rajesh Sonkar
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 54.2%INC 41.5%8 others 4.3%
Votes
1,08,869
54.2% share
Winning margin
25,437
12.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
85.8%
of 2,34,272
A clear win with a 12.7% margin.
Seat history
3 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.53 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Rajesh Sonkar | BJP (NDA) | 1,08,869 | 54.2% |
| 2 | Sajjan Singh Verma | 83,432 | 41.5% | |
| 3 | Kailash Kaleshria | ASPKR | 3,401 | 1.7% |
| 4 | Babulal Chouhan | 1,914 | 0.9% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,262 | 0.6% |
| 6 | Rajesh Sonkar | IND | 708 | 0.3% |
| 7 | Rajender Verma | IND | 448 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Dariyav Singh Malviya | IND | 385 | 0.2% |
| 9 | Rakesh Sonkar | IND | 233 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Parhladsingh | IND | 185 | 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 (26th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.3% · min 0.1% · max 66.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
26th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
167th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
181st of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 54.2%INC 41.5%OTH 3.6%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.53 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,63,715
Density
223 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,020 km²
SC population18.7%
ST population17.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.3%
Electricity88.7%
Sanitation37.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated87.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.3%
Women literate64.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Clean cooking fuel51.0%
Health insurance35.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo
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