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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 157 · 2023Reserved (SC)
Ashta (SC)
Winner — 2023
Gopal Singh Engineer
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 50.4%INC 47.0%8 others 2.6%
Votes
1,18,750
50.4% share
Winning margin
7,903
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
84.9%
of 2,77,494
A closely fought contest. Gopal Singh Engineer won with a 3.4% margin.
Seat history
3 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.25 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gopal Singh Engineer | BJP (NDA) | 1,18,750 | 50.4% |
| 2 | Kamal Singh Chauhan | 1,10,847 | 47.1% | |
| 3 | Badrilal Kataria | 1,854 | 0.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,467 | 0.6% |
| 5 | Ajay Parmar | ASPKR | 887 | 0.4% |
| 6 | Santosh Kumar Damdiya | IND | 474 | 0.2% |
| 7 | Kamalsingh Jangdha | RTJAWP | 459 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Naresh Chandra Suryavanshi | IND | 278 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Ambaram Malviya | 264 | 0.1% | |
| 10 | Sobhal Sisodiya | SamSP | 145 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (40th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 0.6% · max 39.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
40th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
185th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
184th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.4%INC 47.1%OTH 1.8%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.25 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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🏺Wooden Toys and Handicraft
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