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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 170 · 2008Reserved (SC)

Sonkatch

Winner — 2008

SAJJANSINGH VERMA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 43.2%BJP 43.0%8 others 13.8%
Votes
54,787
43.2% share
Winning margin
191
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
77.8%
of 1,63,211

Sonkatch was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 191 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAJJANSINGH VERMA
INC (UPA)
54,78743.2%
2
PHOOL CHAND VERMA
NDA
54,59643.0%
3
SATISH CHANDRA JATAV
BSP
8,8397.0%
4
SAPNA VERMA
IND
3,3522.6%
5
PHOOLCHAND VERMA
IND
1,3181.0%
6
VIKRAMLAL JOGCHND
Samajwadi Party
1,1710.9%
7
RAJENDRA KUMAR MALVIYA (ADVOCATE)
IND
1,1590.9%
8
MALVIYA VIKRAM SINGH
BJSH
8670.7%
9
BHAGIRATH MALIVE
NDA
4080.3%
10
DEEPAK VERMA
IND
4040.3%

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

High turnout (26th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.3% · min 0.1% · max 66.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
26th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
167th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
181st of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.2%BJP 43.0%BSP 7.0%OTH 6.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,63,715
Density
223 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,020 km²
SC population18.7%
ST population17.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.3%
Electricity88.7%
Sanitation37.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated87.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.3%
Women literate64.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Clean cooking fuel51.0%
Health insurance35.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo

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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