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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 61 · 1990Reserved (SC)

Raigaon

Winner — 1990

DHIRENDRA SINGH 'DHEERU'
JD· National Front
JD 31.8%BJP 30.6%6 others 37.6%
Votes
21,060
31.8% share
Winning margin
805
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
57.9%
of 1,14,336

Raigaon was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 805 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHIRENDRA SINGH 'DHEERU'
National Front
21,06031.8%
2
JUGAL KISHORE
BJP
20,25530.6%
3
VISHESHWAR PRASAD
INC
19,58929.6%
4
SUKHILAL LODHIYA
3,0694.6%
5
NATHOO
1,0561.6%
6
BHAILAL
IND
5130.8%
7
RAM DAS DAHIYA
LKD(B)
3520.5%
8
MAN BHARAN HARIJAN
IND
3060.5%

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

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Low turnout (185th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 0.8% · max 32.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
185th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.43
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
154th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 31.8%BJP 30.6%INC 29.6%OTH 8.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,28,935
Density
297 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,502 km²
SC population17.9%
ST population14.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.8%Other 3.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.7%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation29.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.5%
Children fully vaccinated76.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)31.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate69.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.9%
Clean cooking fuel35.2%
Health insurance22.0%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Tomato
🏛️

Two inscriptions, one dated 1520, the other undated on a large basalt rock close to the bank of the…

🏛️MonumentASI

Two inscriptions, one dated 1520, the other undated on a large basalt rock close to the bank of the Paisuni river,

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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