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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 24 · 2023
Pohari
Winner — 2023
Kailash Kushwah
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 51.5%BJP 26.0%14 others 22.5%
Votes
99,739
51.5% share
Winning margin
49,481
25.6% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
79.4%
of 2,43,694
Pohari is a safe seat — Kailash Kushwah won by 25.6%.
Seat history
2 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.30 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kailash Kushwah | INC (UPA) | 99,739 | 51.5% |
| 2 | Suresh Dhakad Ranthkheda | 50,258 | 26.0% | |
| 3 | Pradhumna Verma (Bachaura) | 37,261 | 19.3% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,556 | 0.8% |
| 5 | Hakim Singh Verma | IND | 858 | 0.4% |
| 6 | Satendra Dhakad | IND | 740 | 0.4% |
| 7 | Vinod Kumar | BMUP | 715 | 0.4% |
| 8 | Rameshwar Verma | IND | 572 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Mahendra Dhengar | IND | 485 | 0.3% |
| 10 | Siddham Singh Khemariya | ASPKR | 286 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Baboolal Gorakh (Jatav) | IND | 181 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Brajesh Dhakar | IND | 170 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Kailash Narayan Parihar | IND | 161 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Naresh Dhakad | IND | 160 | 0.1% |
| 15 | Kalyan Kuswah | IND | 154 | 0.1% |
| 16 | Girraj | IND | 112 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (115th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe25.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 2.0% · max 51.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
115th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.70
fewer partiesmore parties
57th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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133rd of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.5%BJP 26.0%BSP 19.3%OTH 2.4%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.30 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,26,050
Density
171 / km²
Sex ratio
877 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,066 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population13.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.7%
Electricity41.6%
Sanitation14.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.5%
Children fully vaccinated63.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.1%
Women literate56.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.5%
Clean cooking fuel32.7%
Health insurance38.9%
What's nearby?
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