Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 55 · 2023

Damoh

1951 1957 1962 1967 1972 1977 1980 1985 1990 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018 2023

Winner — 2023

Jayant Malaiya

BJP· BJP (NDA)

BJP 59.5%INC 32.3%18 others 8.3%

Votes

1,12,278

59.5% share

Winning margin

51,351

27.2% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

76.8%

of 2,45,802

Damoh is a safe seat — Jayant Malaiya won by 27.2%.

Seat history

4 of 19 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2018 vs 2023

All Candidates

20 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	Jayant Malaiya	BJP BJP (NDA)	1,12,278	59.8%
2	Ajay Kumar Tandon	INC	60,927	32.4%
3	Pratap Rohit (Ahirwar)	BSP	3,178	1.7%	DL
4	Dolat Singh Lodhi	BSCP	2,493	1.3%	DL
5	Chahat Pandey	AAP	2,292	1.2%	DL
6	Dragpal Singh Lodhi	SP	910	0.5%	DL
7	Rahul Bhaiya	IND	858	0.5%	DL
8	"nishant Pathak Nikki Bhaiya"	IND	812	0.4%	DL
9	Naveen Boudh	ASPKR	676	0.4%	DL
10	Rahul Bhaiya	IND	660	0.3%	DL
11	Shahrukh Khan Mansoori (Netaji)	IND	643	0.3%	DL
—	NOTA	NOTA	528	0.3%
13	Rahul	IND	427	0.2%	DL
14	Jayant Bhaiya	IND	306	0.2%	DL
15	Richa Purshottam Choubey "hari Om"	IND	174	0.1%	DL
16	Jayant Kumar	IND	159	0.1%	DL
17	Ajay Bhaiya	IND	140	0.1%	DL
18	Ajay Kumar	IND	129	0.1%	DL
19	Jayant	IND	124	0.1%	DL
20	Narendra /aacharya Pooran Singh Lodhi	PSPU	87	0.1%	DL

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The Record The Place The State

Average turnout (144th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

safe

27.2%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 16.0% · min 0.1% · max 77.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

77%

lowerhigher

144th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

2.16

fewer partiesmore parties

151st of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT

0.3%

lowerhigher

219th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES

BJP 59.8%INC 32.4%OTH 7.5%NOTA 0.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

4/19

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.11 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

12,64,219

Density

173 / km²

Sex ratio

910 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

7,306 km²

SC population19.5%

ST population13.2%

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What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

94%HINDU

Hindu 93.8%Other 6.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water12.6%

Electricity62.3%

Sanitation14.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births85.0%

Children fully vaccinated60.8%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.3%

Children underweight (under 5)32.3%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.1%

Women literate61.6%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.6%

Clean cooking fuel28.1%

Health insurance21.6%

What's nearby?

2 locations

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🏺Gram

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Rajnagar Fort Rajnagar Fort Rajnagar Fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Rajnagar Fort Rajnagar Fort Rajnagar Fort

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Sculptures at Phutera tank

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Sculptures at Phutera tank

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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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