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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAJJANSINGH VERMA | INC (UPA) | 54,787 | 43.2% |
| 2 | PHOOL CHAND VERMA | NDA | 54,596 | 43.0% |
| 3 | SATISH CHANDRA JATAV | BSP | 8,839 | 7.0% |
| 4 | SAPNA VERMA | IND | 3,352 | 2.6% |
| 5 | PHOOLCHAND VERMA | IND | 1,318 | 1.0% |
| 6 | VIKRAMLAL JOGCHND | Samajwadi Party | 1,171 | 0.9% |
| 7 | RAJENDRA KUMAR MALVIYA (ADVOCATE) | IND | 1,159 | 0.9% |
| 8 | MALVIYA VIKRAM SINGH | BJSH | 867 | 0.7% |
| 9 | BHAGIRATH MALIVE | NDA | 408 | 0.3% |
| 10 | DEEPAK VERMA | IND | 404 | 0.3% |
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.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.3% · min 0.1% · max 66.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
26th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
167th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
181st of 230Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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
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