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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 82 · 2023Reserved (ST)
Dhauhani (ST)
Winner — 2023
Kunwar Singh Tekam
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 44.1%INC 42.3%11 others 13.7%
Votes
82,063
44.1% share
Winning margin
3,321
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
74.2%
of 2,51,193
Dhauhani (ST) was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 3,321 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kunwar Singh Tekam | BJP (NDA) | 82,063 | 44.1% |
| 2 | Kamlesh Singh | 78,742 | 42.4% | |
| 3 | Laldev Singh Kusharam | 11,724 | 6.3% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,459 | 1.9% |
| 5 | Pragya Singh | JANADIP | 2,065 | 1.1% |
| 6 | Ram Singh S/o Karan Singh | IND | 1,783 | 1.0% |
| 7 | "moolniwasi" Heeralal Tandiya | PPID | 1,174 | 0.6% |
| 8 | Prem Lal Baiga | IND | 1,124 | 0.6% |
| 9 | Raju Prasad Panika | BSCP | 1,123 | 0.6% |
| 10 | Vishwanath Singh Markam | 841 | 0.5% | |
| 11 | Bansh Gopal Singh | IND | 820 | 0.4% |
| 12 | Neeta Kol | IND | 629 | 0.3% |
| 13 | Savita Vishwanath Singh Markam | APKGNTRP | 359 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (165th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.9% · max 50.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
165th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.64
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
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14th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.64EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.1%INC 42.4%GGP 6.3%OTH 5.3%NOTA 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.04 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)
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