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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALA BACHCHAN | INC (UPA) | 85,513 | 48.0% |
| 2 | ANTERSINGH DEVISINGH PATEL | BJP | 84,581 | 47.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,358 | 1.9% |
| 4 | VIJAY CHOUHAN | 2,411 | 1.4% | |
| 5 | UMRAWSINGH BAGHEL | 1,510 | 0.8% | |
| 6 | VINIT SENGAR | BSP | 803 | 0.5% |
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
lean0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 0.4% · max 26.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
60th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
128th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
134th of 230Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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%
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?
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