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DatiaAssembly by-election result, 2026

Ghanshyam Singh (INC) won Datia in the 2026 assembly by-election with 42.5% of the vote, beating Ashutosh Tiwari (BJP) by 6,016 votes.

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Seat boundaries were redrawn before the 2008 election. In 2003, seat no. 22 was Seondha. See the seat history for this ground's earlier results.

Winner

GHANSHYAM SINGH
INC
INC 42.5%BJP 38.7%19 others 18.8%
Votes
66,757
42.5% share
Winning margin
6,016
3.8% of votes
Candidates
21

A closely fought contest. GHANSHYAM SINGH won with a 3.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

21 candidates
#CandidatePartyVotes · %
1
GHANSHYAM SINGH
INC
INC
66,75742.5%
2
ASHUTOSH TIWARI
BJP
BJP
60,74138.7%
3
DAMODAR YADAV 'MANDAL'
ASPKR
ASPKR
22,52714.3%
4
DHARMENDRA SINGH PANWAR (GOLU BHAIYA)
RTORP
RTORP
9570.6%
5
JITENDRA MAJHI
APKGNTRP
APKGNTRP
9270.6%
6
RAGHVENDRA SINGH
IND
IND
7270.5%
7
BABULAL SONI
IND
IND
6910.4%
8
DEVESH PARIHAR NIMONA
IND
IND
6420.4%
9
ROHIT GUPTA
IND
IND
5850.4%
10
BRAJENDRA SHAH (BAPA SAHAB)
IND
IND
3840.2%
11
RAM SINGH KUSHWAH
RSMD
RSMD
3240.2%
12
VED BHAIYA
IND
IND
2190.1%
13
SURESH AHIRWAR
IND
IND
2190.1%
14
BALKISHUN VISHWAKARMA
PRVPOI
PRVPOI
2040.1%
15
ADVOCATE HANSMUKEE LODHI
IND
IND
2040.1%
16
DHARMENDRA SINGH .
IND
IND
1960.1%
17
KANCHHADILAL KUSHWAHA
IND
IND
1790.1%
18
SUBHAM RAJPOOT
BHRTSBHTP
BHRTSBHTP
1630.1%
19
DR. RAKHI BALA
Rashtriya Samadhan Janmorcha
Rashtriya Samadhan Janmorcha
1440.1%
20
SANJANA SINGH KINNAR
BGVP
BGVP
1410.1%
21
HARDAS KUSHWAHA
BHMS
BHMS
1120.1%

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A close contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
3.8%

winning margin, share of votes

How many parties were really in the race?

SEAT
Two or three

INC, BJP and ASPKR took 96% of the votes.

Parties in the race 2.85

How did the vote split?

SEAT
42.5%won by INC
INC 42.5%BJP 38.7%ASPKR 14.3%Others 4.5%

Datia district · 7.9 lakh people · Census 2011

Known for Jaggery.

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Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,86,754
Density
271 / km²
Sex ratio
873 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,902 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population1.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
  • Hindu95.0%
  • Muslim3.6%
  • Buddhist1.0%
  • Christian0.1%
  • Sikh0.1%
  • Jain0.1%
  • Not stated0.1%

Homes with tap water, electricity and a toilet

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 · SHARE OF HOUSEHOLDS
Tap water13.7%
Electric lighting61.2%
Toilet at home22.1%

Health and family

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.4%
Children fully vaccinated79.6%
Children stunted (under 5)36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)29.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)58.6%
Women literate67.2%
Women married before 1827.7%
Clean cooking fuel31.2%
Health insurance30.9%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jaggery
Datia Palace

Datia Palace

🏯PalaceWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
🏛️

Bir Singh Palace

🏛️MonumentASI
📍Google MapsOSM

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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Who has won Datia, 2008–2023

  1. 2008DR. NAROTTAM MISHRA (BJP), margin 11.1%
  2. 2013DR. NAROTTAM MISHRA (BJP), margin 9.3%
  3. 2018DR.NAROTTAM MISHRA (BJP), margin 1.8%
  4. 2023Bharti Rajendra (INC), margin 4.4%