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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 188 · 2018Reserved (ST)

Rajpur (S.T.)

Winner — 2018

BALA BACHCHAN
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 48.0%BJP 47.5%4 others 4.5%
Votes
85,513
48.0% share
Winning margin
932
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
80.1%
of 2,22,429

Rajpur (S.T.) was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 932 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BALA BACHCHAN
INC (UPA)
85,51348.0%
2
ANTERSINGH DEVISINGH PATEL
BJP
84,58147.5%
NOTA
NOTA
3,3581.9%
4
VIJAY CHOUHAN
2,4111.4%
5
UMRAWSINGH BAGHEL
1,5100.8%
6
VINIT SENGAR
BSP
8030.5%

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

Average turnout (60th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 0.4% · max 26.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
60th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
128th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
134th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.0%BJP 47.5%OTH 2.7%NOTA 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,85,881
Density
255 / km²
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,427 km²
SC population6.3%
ST population69.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.2%Other 4.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water28.8%
Electricity74.5%
Sanitation18.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.1%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.8%
Children underweight (under 5)41.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.4%
Women literate49.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance29.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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