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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 108 · 1998

Katghora

Winner — 1998

BANWARI LAL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 40.4%INC 29.5%18 others 30.1%
Votes
52,367
40.4% share
Winning margin
14,095
10.9% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
56.7%
of 2,28,847

A clear win with a 10.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BANWARI LAL
BJP (NDA)
52,36740.4%
2
JAISINGH
INC
38,27229.5%
3
KEDARNATH
IND
14,05910.8%
4
JAIPAL SINGH
BSP
9,6437.4%
5
TULESHWAR
4,8313.7%
6
HARINATH SINGH
2,7552.1%
7
ISHWAR SINGH
IND
1,9371.5%
8
SHABBIR
IND
1,2330.9%
9
SUNIL
8100.6%
10
SNEHLATA NABH
7700.6%
11
PANCHAM
6690.5%
12
JHADIDAS MAHANT
CSP
5180.4%
13
POSHAK DAS
IND
4120.3%
14
UMEND
IND
3860.3%
15
SMT. MINA DEWANGAN
IND
2170.2%
16
PUNIRAM KANWAR
IND
2100.2%
17
DARSHANSINGH CHAWALA
1880.1%
18
AYODHYA PRASAD TIWARI
ABHM
1740.1%
19
HIRALAL SONI
IND
1370.1%
20
RAMASHANKAR RAJWADE
IND
1010.1%

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.

High turnout (25th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.3% · max 56.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
25th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
88th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
23rd of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 40.4%INC 29.5%IND 10.8%BSP 7.4%OTH 11.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,01,698
Density
184 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,229 km²
SC population7.4%
ST population22.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.3%Other 10.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water9.7%
Electricity70.5%
Sanitation18.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.1%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Children underweight (under 5)44.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.6%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.4%
Clean cooking fuel31.1%
Health insurance68.4%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Chinnaur Rice
🏛️

An old temple at Piparwara forest village

🏛️MonumentASI

An old temple at Piparwara forest village

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Fort, Garhi

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort

Temples, Baihar

Temples, Baihar

🏛️MonumentASI

Temples

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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