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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 21 · 2020 by-electionsReserved (SC)
Bhander
Winner — 2020 by-elections
RAKSHA SANTRAM SARONIYA
BJP 45.8%INC 45.7%11 others 8.5%
Votes
57,043
45.8% share
Winning margin
161
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
13
Bhander was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 161 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAKSHA SANTRAM SARONIYA | 57,043 | 45.8% | |
| 2 | PHOOL SINGH BARAIYA | 56,882 | 45.7% | |
| 3 | MAHENDRA BODDH | 7,055 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | ASHOK PAWAR (BANSHKAR) | SamSP | 783 | 0.6% |
| 5 | SWDESH KUMAR | IND | 744 | 0.6% |
| 6 | RAGHUVEER RAVI BANSHKAR | IND | 715 | 0.6% |
| 7 | MOHAR SINGH | IND | 360 | 0.3% |
| 8 | JAGANNATH PRASAD | IND | 179 | 0.1% |
| 9 | RAMDAYAL PRABHAKAR | VBA | 174 | 0.1% |
| 10 | CHANDRASEKHAR | IND | 156 | 0.1% |
| 11 | CHANDRABHAN SINGH | IND | 148 | 0.1% |
| 12 | UDAL SINGH THAKUR (KHANGAR) | IND | 111 | 0.1% |
| 13 | UTTAM SINGH | IND | 99 | 0.1% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (168th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 2.3% · max 33.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
168th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
200th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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121st of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
28 seats · 15 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.8%INC 45.7%BSP 5.7%OTH 2.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,86,754
Density
271 / km²
Sex ratio
873 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,902 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population1.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.0%Other 5.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.7%
Electricity61.2%
Sanitation22.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.4%
Children fully vaccinated79.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)29.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.6%
Women literate67.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.7%
Clean cooking fuel31.2%
Health insurance30.9%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jaggery
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