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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 123 · 2008Reserved (ST)
Amarwara
Winner — 2008
PREMNARAYAN THAKUR
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 28.5%RGOP 28.1%11 others 43.4%
Votes
36,725
28.5% share
Winning margin
437
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
75.5%
of 1,70,983
Amarwara was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 437 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PREMNARAYAN THAKUR | BJP (NDA) | 36,725 | 28.5% |
| 2 | MANMOHAN SHAH BHATTI | RGOP | 36,288 | 28.1% |
| 3 | KUNWAR KAMLESH SHAH | UPA | 35,595 | 27.6% |
| 4 | RAMESHWER UIKEY | IND | 7,498 | 5.8% |
| 5 | RAJU UIKEY | IND | 2,343 | 1.8% |
| 6 | SUKHDAYAL KUMRE | BSP | 2,293 | 1.8% |
| 7 | RAMBHAROS UIKEY | GMS | 1,817 | 1.4% |
| 8 | NEETU BHALAVI | IND | 1,587 | 1.2% |
| 9 | JEEVAN SHAH SALLAM | IND | 1,455 | 1.1% |
| 10 | CHHOTELAL THAKUR | 1,153 | 0.9% | |
| 11 | ANNESRI | IND | 1,085 | 0.8% |
| 12 | SANTOSHI UIKEY | Samajwadi Party | 678 | 0.5% |
| 13 | KHEMCHAND BARKADE | NDA | 499 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (3rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 0.3% · max 38.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
3rd of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.63
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
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6th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 28.5%RGOP 28.1%INC 27.6%IND 5.8%OTH 10.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.04 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,90,922
Density
177 / km²
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,815 km²
SC population11.1%
ST population36.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.0%Other 8.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water37.4%
Electricity78.7%
Sanitation25.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated65.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)32.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.7%
Women literate72.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel43.6%
Health insurance48.5%
What's nearby?
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