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Sewda

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Winner — 2023

Pradeep Agrawal
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 31.1%INC 29.3%18 others 39.6%
Votes
43,834
31.1% share
Winning margin
2,558
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
73.4%
of 1,91,967

Sewda was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 2,558 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

4 of 19 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.45 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2018 vs 2023

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Pradeep Agrawal
BJP
BJP (NDA)
43,83431.1%
2
Ghanshyam Singh
INC
41,27629.3%
3
Damodar Singh-yadav
ASPKR
29,04220.6%
4
Lakhan Singh Yadav
BSP
12,7879.1%
5
Dubey Sanjay
AAP
7,7465.5%
6
Ram Avtar Singh Kushwah
IND
8780.6%
7
Dhan Singh Baghel
JANADIP
6160.4%
8
Ram Kumar Etoriya
IND
5170.4%
9
Devendrasingh Chauhan
SP
5150.4%
10
Karan Singh Kushwah
NYP
4150.3%
11
Meena Kushwaha
IND
4000.3%
12
Jasvant Singh
IND
3890.3%
13
Rajesh Singh
IND
3890.3%
14
Mahipat Singh
IND
3510.3%
15
Ramprakash
IND
3310.2%
16
Sobran Baghel
AIFB
3100.2%
17
Alok Singh Jadoun
AMBHRTP
3070.2%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2930.2%
19
Kalyan Jatav (harshvardhan Singh)
IND
1960.1%
20
Vaidhya Ramkumar Gupta Urf Vidhayakji
IND
1760.1%

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

Average turnout (170th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 0.7% · max 66.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
170th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.22
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
227th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 31.1%INC 29.3%ASPKR 20.6%BSP 9.1%AAP 5.5%OTH 4.1%NOTA 0.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/19

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.45 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,86,754
Density
271 / km²
Sex ratio
873 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,902 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population1.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.0%Other 5.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.7%
Electricity61.2%
Sanitation22.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.4%
Children fully vaccinated79.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)29.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.6%
Women literate67.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.7%
Clean cooking fuel31.2%
Health insurance30.9%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jaggery
🛕

Temple of Mahadeva

🛕TempleWikidata
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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.

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