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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 200 · 2023Reserved (ST)
Dharampuri (ST)
Winner — 2023
Kalusingh Thakur
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 47.7%INC 47.5%4 others 4.7%
Votes
84,207
47.8% share
Winning margin
356
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
80.6%
of 2,18,956
Dharampuri (ST) was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 356 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.47 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalusingh Thakur | BJP (NDA) | 84,207 | 47.8% |
| 2 | Panchilal Meda | 83,851 | 47.6% | |
| 3 | Chouhan Raju Ben | IND | 3,964 | 2.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,455 | 1.4% |
| 5 | Shriram Dawar | IND | 1,086 | 0.6% |
| 6 | Er. Santosh Makrani Katare | IND | 746 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (99th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.0% · max 48.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
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99th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
132nd of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
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42nd of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.8%INC 47.6%OTH 3.3%NOTA 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.47 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,85,793
Density
268 / km²
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,153 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population55.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.8%Muslim 5.3%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.2%
Electricity83.3%
Sanitation30.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.2%
Women literate55.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.5%
Clean cooking fuel44.8%
Health insurance30.3%
What's nearby?
39 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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