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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 124 · 2008

Churai

Winner — 2008

CHOUDHARY MERSINGH
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 35.7%BJP 32.0%14 others 32.4%
Votes
42,188
35.6% share
Winning margin
4,373
3.7% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
81.3%
of 1,45,551

A closely fought contest. CHOUDHARY MERSINGH won with a 3.7% margin.

Seat history

4 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHOUDHARY MERSINGH
INC (UPA)
42,18835.6%
2
PAN. RAMESH DUBEY
NDA
37,81532.0%
3
JHHAMAKLAL SARYAM
12,93210.9%
4
AJABSINGH LODHI
BJSH
8,7517.4%
5
RAVISHANKAR
IND
3,0262.6%
6
RAJKUMAR INVATI
IND
2,6322.2%
7
VIKRAM
IND
2,1091.8%
8
AJMER SINGH CHOURIYA
BSP
1,7751.5%
9
DHANRAJ BARATI LODHI
IND
1,7681.5%
10
SHRICHANDRA CHORIYA
Samajwadi Party
1,2281.0%
11
PITRAM UIKE
IND
1,0180.9%
12
GIRIRAJ SRIVASTAVA
IND
8330.7%
13
JOGILAL IRPACHI / SHANKAR IRPACHI
JMM(U)
7410.6%
14
DULARE SAHU
IND
6540.6%
15
RAJESH SARYAM
GMS
4510.4%
16
KIRAR POORANLAL THAKUR SUKHDAYAL THAKUR
IND
4110.3%

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

High turnout (5th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 2.8% · max 46.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
5th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.97
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
70th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.6%BJP 32.0%GGP 10.9%BJSH 7.4%OTH 14.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.10 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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