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Winner — 2018

KAMLESH JATAV
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 29.9%IND 23.9%11 others 46.3%
Votes
37,343
29.9% share
Winning margin
7,547
6.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
60.2%
of 2,07,557

A clear win with a 6.0% margin.

Seat history

1 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.38 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2013 vs 2018

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAMLESH JATAV
INC
INC (UPA)
37,34329.9%
2
NEHA KINNAR
IND
29,79623.9%
3
GABBAR SAKHWAR
BJP
BJP
29,71523.8%
4
SATYAPRAKASH SAKHAWAR [ADVOCATE]
BSP
BSP
22,17917.8%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,2551.0%
6
VIJAY KUMAR CHHARI
IND
1,0420.8%
7
GAJENDAR SINGH
IND
7840.6%
8
SITA DEVI
IND
6870.6%
9
SEEMA KATHERIYA
RRM
6010.5%
10
RAJKUMAR SHAKHAWAR
HCP
4630.4%
11
RAKESH KUMAR GOUR
IND
3750.3%
12
SUNEEL KUMAR MAHOR
AAP
3590.3%
13
RAKESH NAGAR
BPCP
3170.3%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (227th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.8% · max 43.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
227th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
154th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
185th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 29.9%IND 23.9%BJP 23.8%BSP 17.8%OTH 3.7%NOTA 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.38 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,65,970
Density
394 / km²
Sex ratio
840 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,989 km²
SC population21.4%
ST population0.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.4%Other 4.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.3%
Electricity36.3%
Sanitation20.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated69.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)29.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.5%
Women literate65.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.8%
Clean cooking fuel32.6%
Health insurance36.3%

What's nearby?

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