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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 158 · 1998Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 1998

DERHU PRASAD DHRITLAHRE
IND
IND 42.3%BJP 35.2%10 others 22.5%
Votes
30,226
42.3% share
Winning margin
5,038
7.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
58.1%
of 1,22,930

A clear win with a 7.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DERHU PRASAD DHRITLAHRE
IND
30,22642.3%
2
DAYAL DAS BAGHEL
NDA
25,18835.3%
3
SMT. KAMALA BAGHEL
INC
9,68813.6%
4
DR. B. R. JOSHI
BSP
3,9745.6%
5
GHOPE LAL
IND
5490.8%
6
CHAIT RAM BAGHEL
IND
5080.7%
7
ANAND RAM
AD
4590.6%
8
RADHELAL
CSP
2820.4%
9
DULLE CHAND
IND
2110.3%
10
RAJKUMARI
IND
1750.2%
11
AMRIT DAS
IND
1220.2%
12
KAMALA BAI BAGHEL
IND
800.1%

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 (11th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.5% · max 38.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
11th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
175th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
167th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 42.3%BJP 35.3%INC 13.6%BSP 5.6%OTH 3.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,11,332
Density
199 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,578 km²
SC population20.7%
ST population11.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.7%Muslim 10.5%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water17.0%
Electricity84.3%
Sanitation31.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated60.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.9%
Children underweight (under 5)27.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.3%
Women literate64.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.7%
Clean cooking fuel33.7%
Health insurance33.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Wooden Toys and Handicraft

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