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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 29 · 2008Reserved (SC)

Guna

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Winner — 2008

RAJENDRA SINGH SALUJA
BJSH· BJSH
BJSH 36.4%INC 20.5%15 others 43.1%
Votes
29,540
36.5% share
Winning margin
12,934
16.0% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
62.0%
of 1,30,628

Guna is a safe seat — RAJENDRA SINGH SALUJA won by 16.0%.

Seat history

2 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJENDRA SINGH SALUJA
BJSH
BJSH
29,54036.5%
2
SANGEETA MOHAN RAJAK
INC
UPA
16,60620.5%
3
JAGDEESH KHATEEK
IND
15,11018.6%
4
K.L. JATAV
BSP
BSP
11,39214.1%
5
LAXMIKANT KOMALPRASAD
IND
1,4181.8%
6
DEEWANSINGH JATAV
IND
1,0121.3%
7
PRADEEP R.B.
IND
9181.1%
8
SUNIL LOHAT
IND
9041.1%
9
RAMBABU KORI
CPI
7130.9%
10
DAULAT RAM JATAV
RPI(A)
6050.8%
11
SHANKAR LAL KHATEEK
LJP
NDA
5470.7%
12
DIMAN SINGH
IND
4850.6%
13
PANNALAL
IND
4470.6%
14
ASHOK KUMAR
IND
3790.5%
15
RAM CHARAN AHIRWAR
IND
3590.4%
16
JAIRAJ KALAWAT
IND
3350.4%
17
BHAGVANSINGH AHIRWAR
SP
Samajwadi Party
2820.3%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (172nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
16.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.5% · min 1.4% · max 63.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
172nd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.91
fewer partiesmore parties
223rd of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
83rd of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJSH 36.5%INC 20.5%IND 18.6%BSP 14.1%OTH 10.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/17

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.03 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,41,519
Density
194 / km²
Sex ratio
912 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,390 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population15.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.4%Other 5.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.1%
Electricity59.7%
Sanitation19.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.0%
Children fully vaccinated78.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Clean cooking fuel34.5%
Health insurance43.1%

What's nearby?

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