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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 144 · 2006 by-elections

Budhni

Winner — 2006 by-elections

Shivraj Singh
BJP 59.1%INC 26.7%14 others 14.2%
Votes
66,689
59.1% share
Winning margin
36,525
32.4% of votes
Total candidates
16

Budhni is a safe seat — Shivraj Singh won by 32.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Shivraj Singh
66,68959.1%
2
Rajkumar Patel
30,16426.7%
3
Gulzar Singh Markam
G.G.P
7,9007.0%
4
Santosh Gour
IND
2,0851.9%
5
Shri Ram Neta
IND
1,2841.1%
6
Narmada P.D.M.Yadav
S.P
8940.8%
7
Hardev Patel (Gond)
IND
8560.8%
8
Suresh Kumar
IND
7260.6%
9
Ajay Dinkar
IND
6320.6%
10
Shobha Ram Sharma
IND
3200.3%
11
Abdul Jabbar
IND
2610.2%
12
Balkishan
IND
2360.2%
13
Ad.Ahmad Shaeed Qureshi
IND
2150.2%
14
Kali Charan Vaidhya
IND
2120.2%
15
Khushilal
IND
2100.2%
16
Mo. Nafees Mansuri
IND
2050.2%

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 (131st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
32.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 1.3% · max 40.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
131st of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
203rd of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
147th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
4 seats · 3 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 59.1%INC 26.7%G.G.P 7.0%OTH 7.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,58,875
Density
198 / km²
Sex ratio
896 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,371 km²
SC population20.0%
ST population4.6%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 10.3%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.9%
Electricity61.0%
Sanitation24.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.6%
Children fully vaccinated78.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.5%
Children underweight (under 5)34.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.5%
Women literate64.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.8%
Clean cooking fuel31.8%
Health insurance48.2%

What's nearby?

9 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Farm Equipment

Besnagar

Heritage SiteWikidata
Bijamandal Mosque

Bijamandal Mosque

🏛️MonumentASI

Bijamandal Mosque

Caves 1 to 20

Caves 1 to 20

🏛️MonumentASI

Caves 1 to 20

Khamb Baba (Heliodoras Pillar)

Khamb Baba (Heliodoras Pillar)

🏛️MonumentASI

Khamb Baba (Heliodoras Pillar)

Lohangi Hill Capital

Lohangi Hill Capital

🏛️MonumentASI

Lohangi Hill Capital

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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