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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 138 · 2018

Sohagpur

Winner — 2018

VIJAYPAL SINGH
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 48.1%INC 41.8%12 others 10.1%
Votes
87,488
48.1% share
Winning margin
11,417
6.3% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
82.8%
of 2,19,775

A clear win with a 6.3% margin.

Seat history

1 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.22 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIJAYPAL SINGH
BJP (NDA)
87,48848.1%
2
SATPAL PALIYA
INC
76,07141.8%
3
RAMESHWAR PRASAD MAURYA
4,2072.3%
NOTA
NOTA
2,6181.4%
5
SHAVIR SHAH
IND
2,4481.4%
6
YASHWANT SINGH MEENA (MOTU BHAI)
BSP
2,2561.2%
7
THAKUR HEERA LAL
IND
1,8861.0%
8
MUKESH KUMAR TIWARI URF DILEEP TIWARI
1,7411.0%
9
RAMESHWAR AHIRWAR
IND
8230.5%
10
JEEVAN SINGH UIKEY
IND
7690.4%
11
BHAGWAN SINGH
IND
6150.3%
12
BHAGWAN DAS
IND
3980.2%
13
THAKUR GANESH SINGH
IND
3230.2%
14
DEVENDRA KUMAR
IND
2960.2%

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

High turnout (13th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 0.8% · max 42.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
13th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
170th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
65th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.1%INC 41.8%OTH 8.7%NOTA 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.22 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,41,350
Density
185 / km²
Sex ratio
914 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,703 km²
SC population16.5%
ST population15.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water25.8%
Electricity78.4%
Sanitation48.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.8%
Children fully vaccinated73.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.8%
Children underweight (under 5)27.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel47.3%
Health insurance28.6%

What's nearby?

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