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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 23 · 1998

Datia

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Winner — 1998

RAJENDRA BHARTI
SP· Samajwadi Party
SP 26.4%BSP 18.7%7 others 54.9%
Votes
23,248
26.4% share
Winning margin
6,736
7.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
62.4%
of 1,41,226

A clear win with a 7.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJENDRA BHARTI
SP
Samajwadi Party
23,24826.4%
2
SWAMI SHARAN DANGI
BSP
BSP
16,51218.7%
3
SHAMBHU TIWARI
IND
15,27617.3%
4
SAVITRI SINGH
BJP
NDA
11,87213.5%
5
CHANDAN SINGH
INC
INC
10,59212.0%
6
SATYENDRA NARAYAN
IND
9,19610.4%
7
MOHAN RAMAYANI
IND
1,1791.3%
8
RAJKAMAL DAS
ABHM
1390.2%
9
RAM KUMAR
IND
810.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (149th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 0.2% · max 45.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
149th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
162nd of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
125th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 26.4%BSP 18.7%IND 17.3%BJP 13.5%INC 12.0%IND 10.4%OTH 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,26,050
Density
171 / km²
Sex ratio
877 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,066 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population13.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.7%
Electricity41.6%
Sanitation14.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.5%
Children fully vaccinated63.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.1%
Women literate56.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.5%
Clean cooking fuel32.7%
Health insurance38.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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