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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 159 · 1998
Bemetara
Winner — 1998
MAHESH TIWARI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 47.0%INC 43.3%4 others 9.7%
Votes
33,721
47.0% share
Winning margin
2,672
3.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
62.5%
of 1,14,756
A closely fought contest. MAHESH TIWARI won with a 3.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHESH TIWARI | BJP (NDA) | 33,721 | 47.0% |
| 2 | DR.CHETAN SINGH VERMA | INC | 31,049 | 43.3% |
| 3 | R.K.SAHOO (RAJA BHAIYA) | 6,121 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | RAMAWTAR | CSP | 371 | 0.5% |
| 5 | DHANANJAY SINGH PARIHAR | 257 | 0.4% | |
| 6 | RAJESH DUBEY | IND | 201 | 0.3% |
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.
Average turnout (71st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 1.1% · max 36.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
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71st of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
199th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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202nd of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.0%INC 43.3%JD 8.5%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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
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