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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 227 · 2018

Garoth

Winner — 2018

DEVILAL DHAKAD (ADVOCATE)
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 41.9%INC 40.8%11 others 17.3%
Votes
75,946
41.9% share
Winning margin
2,108
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
79.7%
of 2,27,433

Garoth was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 2,108 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

1 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DEVILAL DHAKAD (ADVOCATE)
BJP (NDA)
75,94641.9%
2
SUBHASH KUMAR SOJATIA
INC
73,83840.8%
3
TUFANSINGH SISODIYA BARKHEDI MITTHU
IND
18,14810.0%
NOTA
NOTA
2,4741.4%
5
JAGDISH RANGOTHA
BSP
1,6960.9%
6
RAMKARAN RALOTIYA
BASD
1,6730.9%
7
SAEED AHAMAD
IND
1,4970.8%
8
AMRLALPNNALALMINA
IND
1,4270.8%
9
BANSHILAL GWALA
IND
1,3300.7%
10
ARMY MAN RAJESH VISHWAKARMA
1,3020.7%
11
FULCHAND
IND
7910.4%
12
JAGDISH
IND
7180.4%
13
AHASAS HUSSAIN
IND
3070.2%

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

Average turnout (78th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 1.2% · max 28.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
78th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
177th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
89th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 41.9%INC 40.8%IND 10.0%OTH 5.9%NOTA 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.21 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,40,411
Density
242 / km²
Sex ratio
963 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,535 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population2.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.0%Muslim 9.4%Other 1.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water35.4%
Electricity84.3%
Sanitation24.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.4%
Children fully vaccinated75.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.9%
Children underweight (under 5)22.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.7%
Women literate64.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.8%
Clean cooking fuel45.6%
Health insurance48.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️GarlicGI
Pre-historic painted rock shelters Chaturbhuja Nala

Pre-historic painted rock shelters Chaturbhuja Nala

🏛️MonumentASI

Pre-historic painted rock shelters Chaturbhuja Nala

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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