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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 161 · 2008

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Winner — 2008

PURSHOTAM DANGI
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 45.5%BJP 33.7%7 others 20.8%
Votes
51,950
45.5% share
Winning margin
13,444
11.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
71.8%
of 1,59,036

A clear win with a 11.8% margin.

Seat history

2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PURSHOTAM DANGI
INC (UPA)
51,95045.5%
2
BADRILAL YADAV
NDA
38,50633.7%
3
ASHOK TRIPATHI
BJSH
13,28611.6%
4
DR. RAJENDRA SURYAVANSHI
BSP
3,3653.0%
5
AMRIT LAL
IND
2,1951.9%
6
ISHTYAQ NABI
Samajwadi Party
1,8061.6%
7
BALVEER CHOUDHARI PATRAKAR
IND
1,7061.5%
8
BADRILAL NOONERIA
IND
7930.7%
9
DEVI SINGH YADAV
IND
6320.6%

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

High turnout (36th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.5% · max 37.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
36th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.04
fewer partiesmore parties
213th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
201st of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.5%BJP 33.7%BJSH 11.6%OTH 9.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.05 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,45,814
Density
251 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,153 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population3.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.0%
Electricity67.6%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated71.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)26.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.3%
Women literate52.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.0%
Clean cooking fuel24.8%
Health insurance27.1%

What's nearby?

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