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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 10 · 1998
Mehgaon
Winner — 1998
RAKESH
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 35.3%INC 30.4%8 others 34.3%
Votes
31,360
35.3% share
Winning margin
4,304
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
64.6%
of 1,37,627
A closely fought contest. RAKESH won with a 4.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAKESH | BJP (NDA) | 31,360 | 35.3% |
| 2 | HARI SINGH | INC | 27,056 | 30.4% |
| 3 | NARESH SINGH | BSP | 17,566 | 19.8% |
| 4 | RAI SINGH BHADORIYA | 8,991 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | AJAY KUMAR SINGH BHADORIYA | 3,195 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | DINESH | IND | 356 | 0.4% |
| 7 | SHAILENDRA SINGH | JP | 215 | 0.2% |
| 8 | GAJENDRA SINGH | 116 | 0.1% | |
| 9 | RAMNARESH SONI | SJP(R) | 48 | 0.1% |
| 10 | RADHESHYAM | IND | 27 | 0.0% |
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 (228th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 0.7% · max 24.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
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228th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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222nd of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 35.3%INC 30.4%BSP 19.8%INLD 10.1%OTH 4.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,03,005
Density
382 / km²
Sex ratio
837 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,459 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.7%Other 6.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.2%
Electricity36.1%
Sanitation23.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.5%
Children fully vaccinated70.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.9%
Women literate70.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.0%
Health insurance31.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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