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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 179 · 2008Reserved (ST)

Nepanagar

Winner — 2008

RAJENDRA SHYAMLAL DADU (RAJU BHAIYA)
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 43.5%INC 42.0%4 others 14.5%
Votes
46,534
43.5% share
Winning margin
1,586
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
70.1%
of 1,52,670

Nepanagar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 1,586 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

2 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJENDRA SHYAMLAL DADU (RAJU BHAIYA)
BJP (NDA)
46,53443.5%
2
RAMKISAN PATEL
UPA
44,94842.0%
3
SURSING
BJSH
5,4395.1%
4
SUMITRA VAI
BSP
4,2684.0%
5
ANTARSIGH
Samajwadi Party
3,7343.5%
6
GANESH
2,0871.9%

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

Average turnout (122nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 0.7% · max 30.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
122nd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
92nd of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
66th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.5%INC 42.0%BJSH 5.1%OTH 9.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.11 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,57,847
Density
221 / km²
Sex ratio
951 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,427 km²
SC population8.5%
ST population30.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 23.9%Other 3.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.9%
Electricity78.0%
Sanitation35.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.7%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.7%
Children underweight (under 5)47.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate64.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.8%
Clean cooking fuel68.2%
Health insurance42.2%

What's nearby?

13 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banana
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Ahukhana site

🏛️MonumentASI

Ahukhana site

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Bibi Sahib's Masjid

🏛️MonumentASI

Bibi Sahib's Masjid

Dome of Adil Shah Faruki

Dome of Adil Shah Faruki

🏛️MonumentASI

Dome of Adil Shah Faruki

Dome of Shah Nawaz Khan

Dome of Shah Nawaz Khan

🏛️MonumentASI

Dome of Shah Nawaz Khan

Hammam Khana

Hammam Khana

🏛️MonumentASI

Hammam Khana

Idgah, front wall with open platform

Idgah, front wall with open platform

🏛️MonumentASI

Idgah, front wall with open platform

🏛️

Mahadeo Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Mahadeo Temple

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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