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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 177 · 2008Reserved (SC)

Khandwa

Winner — 2008

DEVENDRA VERMA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 55.6%INC 30.1%6 others 14.3%
Votes
56,479
55.5% share
Winning margin
25,868
25.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
56.7%
of 1,79,282

Khandwa is a safe seat — DEVENDRA VERMA won by 25.4%.

Seat history

2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.24 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DEVENDRA VERMA
BJP (NDA)
56,47955.5%
2
DINESH SONKER
UPA
30,61130.1%
3
RAMLAL RAMU SETH
BSP
7,1797.1%
4
RAJARAM RAJU PATIL
BJSH
3,6923.6%
5
SWAROOPCHAND CHAKRE
IND
2,0772.0%
6
CHANDRA SINGH SOLANKI
IND
8060.8%
7
RAO CHANDRAHAS KHEDEKAR
NDA
4160.4%
8
SUNDAR LAL ATUT
GMS
4050.4%

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

Low turnout (210th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
25.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 1.2% · max 29.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
210th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.00
fewer partiesmore parties
218th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
81st of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 55.5%INC 30.1%BSP 7.1%OTH 7.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.24 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,10,061
Density
178 / km²
Sex ratio
943 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,352 km²
SC population11.9%
ST population35.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.3%Muslim 8.9%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.6%
Electricity76.3%
Sanitation26.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.2%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.4%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.8%
Women literate65.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.8%
Clean cooking fuel48.3%
Health insurance38.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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