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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 156 · 2023
Budhni
Winner — 2023
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 70.3%INC 25.6%11 others 4.1%
Votes
1,64,951
70.7% share
Winning margin
1,04,974
45.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
85.6%
of 2,73,906
Budhni is a safe seat — Shivraj Singh Chouhan won by 45.0%.
Seat history
1 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.13 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shivraj Singh Chouhan | BJP (NDA) | 1,64,951 | 70.7% |
| 2 | Vikram Mastal Sharma | 59,977 | 25.7% | |
| 3 | Dinesh Azad | ASPKR | 2,363 | 1.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,700 | 0.7% |
| 5 | Brijmohan Dhurve | IND | 1,451 | 0.6% |
| 6 | Hemraj Pethari | IND | 979 | 0.4% |
| 7 | Vijay Nandan | IND | 488 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Obc Prahalad-chaurasia | 429 | 0.2% | |
| 9 | Dharmendra Singh Panwar (golu Janpad) | RTORP | 383 | 0.2% |
| 10 | Pramnarayan | IND | 237 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Mahamandleswar Swami Vairagyanand | 136 | 0.1% | |
| 12 | Chotelal | IND | 117 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Abdul Rashed | IND | 103 | 0.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (29th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe45.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.6% · min 0.4% · max 46.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
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29th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.77
fewer partiesmore parties
229th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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157th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 70.7%INC 25.7%OTH 2.9%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.13 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,11,332
Density
199 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,578 km²
SC population20.7%
ST population11.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.7%Muslim 10.5%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water17.0%
Electricity84.3%
Sanitation31.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated60.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.9%
Children underweight (under 5)27.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.3%
Women literate64.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.7%
Clean cooking fuel33.7%
Health insurance33.2%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Wooden Toys and Handicraft
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Painted rock shelters, two Buddhist stupas
🏛️MonumentASI
Painted rock shelters, two Buddhist stupas
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.