Back to Madhya Pradesh 2023 map
Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 78 · 2023
Sihawal
Winner — 2023
Vishwamitra Pathak
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 49.3%INC 40.0%9 others 10.8%
Votes
87,085
49.4% share
Winning margin
16,478
9.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
69.8%
of 2,53,218
A clear win with a 9.3% margin.
Seat history
1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.32 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vishwamitra Pathak | BJP (NDA) | 87,085 | 49.4% |
| 2 | Kamleshwar Indrajeet Kumar | 70,607 | 40.0% | |
| 3 | Sankalan Kol (rani Verma) | 9,292 | 5.3% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,176 | 1.2% |
| 5 | Bhagwan Das (b.d.sahu) | IND | 2,140 | 1.2% |
| 6 | Markande Prasad Rawat | IND | 1,516 | 0.9% |
| 7 | Bharat Bhai Patel | BSCP | 1,310 | 0.7% |
| 8 | Rajkumar Kushwaha | JANADIP | 682 | 0.4% |
| 9 | Girija Prasad Kewat | RMGP | 667 | 0.4% |
| 10 | Bhagirath Singh Badkade | ASPKR | 623 | 0.3% |
| 11 | "moolniwasi" Birbahadur Chhathilal Singh Tekam | PPID | 365 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (200th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 1.6% · max 40.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
200th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
84th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
51st of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.4%INC 40.0%BSP 5.3%OTH 4.1%NOTA 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.32 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,27,033
Density
232 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,851 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population27.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.6%Other 4.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity42.9%
Sanitation7.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.8%
Children fully vaccinated78.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Children underweight (under 5)32.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Women literate64.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Clean cooking fuel20.9%
Health insurance26.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Carpet (Panja Dari)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.