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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 187 · 1998Reserved (ST)

Bichhia

Winner — 1998

TULSIRAM DHUMKETI
INC· INC
INC 54.5%BJP 32.8%3 others 12.7%
Votes
30,356
54.5% share
Winning margin
12,049
21.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
43.5%
of 1,28,190

Bichhia is a safe seat — TULSIRAM DHUMKETI won by 21.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
TULSIRAM DHUMKETI
INC
30,35654.5%
2
JHALLU LAL TEKAM
NDA
18,30732.8%
3
MATU SINGH MARAVI
BSP
4,8108.6%
4
RAMKALI DHURVEY
IND
1,1892.1%
5
SAHDEO SINGH TEKAM
IND
1,0781.9%

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 (141st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
21.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 0.8% · max 61.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
141st of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
140th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
4th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.5%BJP 32.8%BSP 8.6%OTH 4.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,85,881
Density
255 / km²
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,427 km²
SC population6.3%
ST population69.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.2%Other 4.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water28.8%
Electricity74.5%
Sanitation18.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.1%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.8%
Children underweight (under 5)41.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.4%
Women literate49.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance29.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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