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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 161 · 2018

Biaora

Winner — 2018

GOVARDHAN DANGI
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 42.9%BJP 42.4%9 others 14.7%
Votes
75,569
42.9% share
Winning margin
826
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
80.8%
of 2,18,133

Biaora was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 826 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.35 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GOVARDHAN DANGI
INC (UPA)
75,56942.9%
2
NARAYAN SINGH PANWAR
BJP
74,74342.4%
3
MOTILAL LODHA (ANNA SAHAB)
IND
13,2387.5%
4
GOPAL SINGH BHILALA
BSP
5,6643.2%
NOTA
NOTA
1,4810.8%
6
KALURAM ASHEYA
1,4460.8%
7
RADHESHYAM DANGI
IND
1,3650.8%
8
YOGESH SHARMA (BANTI)
IND
8230.5%
9
BALVEER CHOUDHRY PTARKAR
IND
7840.4%
10
HOKAM SINGH DANGI
IND
6730.4%
11
USMAN KHAN
IND
5280.3%

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

High turnout (36th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.5% · max 37.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
36th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.04
fewer partiesmore parties
213th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
201st of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.9%BJP 42.4%IND 7.5%OTH 6.4%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.35 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,45,814
Density
251 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,153 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population3.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.0%
Electricity67.6%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated71.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)26.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.3%
Women literate52.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.0%
Clean cooking fuel24.8%
Health insurance27.1%

What's nearby?

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