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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 37 · 2023

Surkhi

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Winner — 2023

Govind Singh Rajput
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 48.7%INC 47.4%11 others 3.9%
Votes
83,551
48.7% share
Winning margin
2,178
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
76.5%
of 2,24,391

Surkhi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 2,178 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

4 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.15 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Govind Singh Rajput
BJP
BJP (NDA)
83,55148.7%
2
Neeraj Sharma
INC
81,37347.5%
3
Tulsiram Pal (hinnod)
BSCP
1,4540.8%
4
Anita Satnam Dangi
BSP
1,2070.7%
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NOTA
NOTA
1,0790.6%
6
Saifuddin
IND
7550.4%
7
Shishupal Singh
IND
5740.3%
8
Er. Yogesh Singh Kushwaha
IND
5240.3%
9
Vinod Kurmi
IND
3490.2%
10
Raghunath Patel
JANADIP
2230.1%
11
Neeraj Sharma
IND
1430.1%
12
Ashish Sen
IND
1180.1%
13
Jakir Ali
IND
1060.1%

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 (147th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.1% · max 80.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
147th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
150th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
180th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.7%INC 47.5%OTH 3.2%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.15 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,78,458
Density
232 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,252 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population9.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.4%Other 7.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.3%
Electricity72.0%
Sanitation25.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.7%
Children underweight (under 5)35.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Women literate69.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.7%
Health insurance27.5%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Farm Equipment
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Fort, Rahatgarh

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort

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