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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 141 · 2018

Bhojpur

Winner — 2018

SURENDRA PATWA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 52.8%INC 36.0%11 others 11.2%
Votes
92,458
52.8% share
Winning margin
29,486
16.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
78.3%
of 2,23,486

Bhojpur is a safe seat — SURENDRA PATWA won by 16.8%.

Seat history

3 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURENDRA PATWA
BJP (NDA)
92,45852.8%
2
SURESH PACHOURI
INC
62,97236.0%
3
RAVI DHURVEY
10,7726.2%
NOTA
NOTA
1,8481.1%
5
POHAP SINGH CHOUDHRY
BSP
1,6420.9%
6
ARPIT SHRIVASTAVA
1,4060.8%
7
MAN SINGH RAGHUWANSHI
IND
1,0020.6%
8
PAPPU SINGH
IND
8690.5%
9
KU. SEEMA SHARMA
SPKP
4570.3%
10
MANOJ MEENA
JLP
4500.3%
11
ANIL MANDLOI
IND
4340.3%
12
DR. DHARMENDRA AHIRWAR
BASD
3990.2%
13
RAVINDRA KUMAR SAHU
AIDP
3810.2%

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

Average turnout (103rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
16.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.7% · min 0.6% · max 60.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
103rd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
202nd of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
119th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 52.8%INC 36.0%GGP 6.2%OTH 4.0%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.03 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,31,597
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,466 km²
SC population17.0%
ST population15.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.8%Muslim 9.0%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water20.3%
Electricity70.9%
Sanitation30.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.0%
Children fully vaccinatedNOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.9%
Women literate75.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.6%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance41.0%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati Rice
Pre-historic rock shelters of Tajpura, Bineka etc

Pre-historic rock shelters of Tajpura, Bineka etc

🏛️MonumentASI

Pre-historic rock shelters of Tajpura, Bineka etc

i) Savite Temple

i) Savite Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

i) Savite Temple

🏛️

ii) Ancient remains, rock engraving

🏛️MonumentASI

ii) Ancient remains, rock engraving

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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