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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 108 · 2008Reserved (ST)

Baihar

Winner — 2008

BHAGAT SINGH NETAM
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 31.6%INC 27.7%13 others 40.7%
Votes
37,639
31.6% share
Winning margin
4,717
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
75.3%
of 1,58,052

A closely fought contest. BHAGAT SINGH NETAM won with a 4.0% margin.

Seat history

2 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHAGAT SINGH NETAM
BJP (NDA)
37,63931.6%
2
SANJAY UIKEY
UPA
32,92227.7%
3
SHRIMATI HIRASAN UIKEY
18,92915.9%
4
ASHOK UIKEY
BSP
4,7944.0%
5
MOTI MARKAM
IND
4,6123.9%
6
MANGAL SINGH MARKAM
IND
4,5113.8%
7
BHAJAN WALKE
GMS
3,0642.6%
8
ASHOK KUMAR MASIH
2,4592.1%
9
DEVLAL SINGH BHASKAR
IND
2,2261.9%
10
ASHOK MASRAM
IND
1,8471.6%
11
NARENDRA CHICHAM
1,8401.6%
12
DROP KISHOR
IND
1,3081.1%
13
SOHANSINGH
RSMD
9840.8%
14
KISHOR TEKAM
Samajwadi Party
9790.8%
15
BAIRAG SINGH TEKAM
NDA
8670.7%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

High turnout (25th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.3% · max 56.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
25th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
88th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
23rd of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 31.6%INC 27.7%GGP 15.9%OTH 24.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.08 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,01,698
Density
184 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,229 km²
SC population7.4%
ST population22.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.3%Other 10.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water9.7%
Electricity70.5%
Sanitation18.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.1%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Children underweight (under 5)44.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.6%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.4%
Clean cooking fuel31.1%
Health insurance68.4%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Chinnaur Rice
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An old temple at Piparwara forest village

🏛️MonumentASI

An old temple at Piparwara forest village

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Fort, Garhi

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort

Temples, Baihar

Temples, Baihar

🏛️MonumentASI

Temples

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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