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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 149 · 2003

Bhopal South

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Winner — 2003

UMA SHANKAR GUPTA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 52.3%INC 39.9%16 others 7.8%
Votes
1,32,488
52.3% share
Winning margin
31,294
12.3% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
60.0%
of 4,22,648

A clear win with a 12.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
UMA SHANKAR GUPTA
BJP
BJP (NDA)
1,32,48852.3%
2
PRAKASH MANGILAL SHARMA (P.C. SHARMA)
INC
INC
1,01,19439.9%
3
ASHOK SAXENA
BSP
BSP
8,6703.4%
4
SHAILENDRA KUMAR SHAILY
CPI
2,1450.8%
5
SIDDHARTH GUPTA
IND
2,0150.8%
6
RAJESH VYAS ADVOCATE
SP
Samajwadi Party
1,1140.4%
7
SAEEDA BEE
IND
1,0860.4%
8
AKBAR KHAN
IND
1,0510.4%
9
RAJ KUMAR PANDEY
NCP
NCP
9100.4%
10
MOHD. PYARE QURESHI
IND
5800.2%
11
BHAI SALIM AHMED
IND
5490.2%
12
ISHWAR LAL
RVNP
3480.1%
13
A.R. MAHAJAN
AD
3050.1%
14
SUSHILA BABY JAGBANDHU
LJP
2800.1%
15
SHAKIL RAJA
JD(U)
NDA
2030.1%
16
ZEBUN-NISA KHAN
RPI(A)
1990.1%
17
NARAYAN PRASAD
JP
1960.1%
18
MAQBOOL AHMED
NLP
1650.1%

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 (112th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.7% · min 8.4% · max 44.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
112th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
179th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
95th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 52.3%INC 39.9%OTH 7.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,71,061
Density
855 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,772 km²
SC population15.1%
ST population2.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.0%Muslim 22.2%Other 3.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water59.6%
Electricity92.9%
Sanitation72.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.9%
Children underweight (under 5)29.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.5%
Women literate80.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.3%
Clean cooking fuel83.6%
Health insurance50.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
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