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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 97 · 2023Reserved (SC)
Jabalpur Purba (SC)
Winner — 2023
Lakhan Ghanghoria
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 55.3%BJP 39.3%5 others 5.4%
Votes
95,673
55.4% share
Winning margin
27,741
16.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
69.8%
of 2,47,800
Jabalpur Purba (SC) is a safe seat — Lakhan Ghanghoria won by 16.1%.
Seat history
2 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹3.95 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakhan Ghanghoria | INC (UPA) | 95,673 | 55.4% |
| 2 | Anchal Sonkar | 67,932 | 39.3% | |
| 3 | Balkishan Choudhary | 4,286 | 2.5% | |
| 4 | Gajendra Sonker "gajju" | 2,584 | 1.5% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,444 | 0.8% |
| 6 | Arvind Kumar Biraha | BMUP | 644 | 0.4% |
| 7 | Vishnu Malik | IND | 303 | 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 (201st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.8% · max 23.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
201st of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
145th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
123rd of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.4%BJP 39.3%OTH 4.5%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹3.95 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,63,289
Density
473 / km²
Sex ratio
929 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,211 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population15.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.7%Muslim 8.3%Other 4.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water44.7%
Electricity87.8%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.0%
Children underweight (under 5)31.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate68.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.2%
Clean cooking fuel28.5%
Health insurance61.2%
What's nearby?
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