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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 156 · 2013

Budhni

Winner — 2013

SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 70.0%INC 23.9%10 others 6.1%
Votes
1,28,730
70.0% share
Winning margin
84,805
46.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
80.2%
of 2,29,396

Budhni is a safe seat — SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN won by 46.1%.

Seat history

1 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN
BJP (NDA)
1,28,73070.0%
2
DR. MAHENDRA SINGH CHAUHAN
UPA
43,92523.9%
3
BRIJESH KUMAR
PRSP
2,3931.3%
NOTA
NOTA
2,2471.2%
5
BALRAM YADAV ADVOCATE
BSP
2,0961.1%
6
SURSARI PRASAD
IND
1,7070.9%
7
SURENDRA SHARMA
IND
9510.5%
8
MOHAN OJHA PARTE
6670.4%
9
VIVEK
IND
4650.3%
10
PT. VIJAY UPADHYAY
IND
2910.2%
11
PREM SINGH
IND
2590.1%
12
PREMNARAYAN
IND
2080.1%

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

High turnout (29th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
46.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.6% · min 0.4% · max 46.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
29th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.77
fewer partiesmore parties
229th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
157th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 70.0%INC 23.9%OTH 4.9%NOTA 1.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.11 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,11,332
Density
199 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,578 km²
SC population20.7%
ST population11.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.7%Muslim 10.5%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water17.0%
Electricity84.3%
Sanitation31.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated60.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.9%
Children underweight (under 5)27.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.3%
Women literate64.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.7%
Clean cooking fuel33.7%
Health insurance33.2%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Wooden Toys and Handicraft

Hathnora

Heritage SiteWikidata
🏛️

Painted rock shelters, two Buddhist stupas

🏛️MonumentASI

Painted rock shelters, two Buddhist stupas

🏛️

Saru-Maru monastic complex

🏛️MonumentASI

Saru-Maru monastic complex

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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