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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 142 · 2023Reserved (SC)

Sanchi (SC)

Winner — 2023

Dr. Prabhuram Choudhary
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 59.4%INC 38.0%11 others 2.6%
Votes
1,22,960
59.5% share
Winning margin
44,273
21.4% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
78.3%
of 2,64,257

Sanchi (SC) is a safe seat — Dr. Prabhuram Choudhary won by 21.4%.

Seat history

1 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Dr. Prabhuram Choudhary
BJP (NDA)
1,22,96059.5%
2
Dr. G. C. Gautam
78,68738.0%
3
Suraj Pal Singh (retired Teacher)
1,7630.8%
NOTA
NOTA
1,6160.8%
5
Manoj Ahirwar
IND
5730.3%
6
Bheekam Singh
IND
2390.1%
7
Udaybhan Singh
BGVP
2170.1%
8
Amrat Babu Narware Advocate
GNASURKP
1780.1%
9
Jagat Singh
IND
1330.1%
10
Charan Singh
IND
1260.1%
11
Bhai Munshilal Silawat
PuPP
1200.1%
12
Govardhan Jatav
IND
1150.1%
13
Rajan
JAC
980.1%

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

Average turnout (127th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
21.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 1.9% · max 34.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
127th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.01
fewer partiesmore parties
217th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
140th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 59.5%INC 38.0%OTH 1.7%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.10 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,31,597
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,466 km²
SC population17.0%
ST population15.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.8%Muslim 9.0%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water20.3%
Electricity70.9%
Sanitation30.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.0%
Children fully vaccinatedNOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.9%
Women literate75.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.6%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance41.0%

What's nearby?

11 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati Rice
Sanchi

Sanchi

Heritage SiteWikidata
Satdhara

Satdhara

Heritage SiteWikidata
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Buddhist monuments

🏛️MonumentASI

Buddhist monuments

Buddhist stupas

Buddhist stupas

🏛️MonumentASI

Buddhist stupas

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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