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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 135 · 2023

Harda

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Winner — 2023

Dr. Ramkishore Dogne
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 48.0%BJP 47.6%10 others 4.4%
Votes
94,553
48.1% share
Winning margin
870
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
83.4%
of 2,36,012

Harda was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 870 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

3 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.51 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Dr. Ramkishore Dogne
INC
INC (UPA)
94,55348.1%
2
Kamal Patel
BJP
93,68347.7%
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NOTA
NOTA
2,3571.2%
4
Rajesh Karma
IND
1,5200.8%
5
Prhlad Pentar
BSP
1,1660.6%
6
Parashram Hire
JAC
8870.5%
7
Rohit Sodhe (pammi)
IND
8700.4%
8
Sohan Umariya
ASPKR
6550.3%
9
Adv. Lokesh Kumar Tiwari (lucky)
IND
4140.2%
10
Sunil Kumar
AMBHRTP
1710.1%
11
Yogita Kantaram Dudhwal
IND
1640.1%
12
Geeta Kamal Pande
IND
1300.1%

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

Average turnout (59th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.4% · max 37.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
59th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
138th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
54th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.1%BJP 47.7%OTH 3.0%NOTA 1.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.51 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,70,465
Density
171 / km²
Sex ratio
935 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,334 km²
SC population16.3%
ST population28.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.5%Muslim 6.8%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.7%
Electricity85.7%
Sanitation46.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.4%
Children fully vaccinated90.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.6%
Women literate71.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel57.6%
Health insurance33.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo

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