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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 61 · 2023

Chitrakoot

Winner — 2023

Surendra Singh Gaharwar
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 36.7%INC 32.5%15 others 30.8%
Votes
58,009
37.3% share
Winning margin
6,670
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
72.2%
of 2,18,918

A closely fought contest. Surendra Singh Gaharwar won with a 4.3% margin.

Seat history

2 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Surendra Singh Gaharwar
BJP (NDA)
58,00937.3%
2
Neelanshu
51,33933.0%
3
Subhash Sharma "doli"
31,79720.4%
4
Sanjay Singh
6,3474.1%
5
Ramlal Kori
IND
1,3300.8%
NOTA
NOTA
1,1540.7%
7
Babulal Chaudhary
IND
1,0630.7%
8
Er. Ashok Kumar Shukla
VNDHYJNTP
8120.5%
9
Raj Kumar Urf Golu Yadav
IND
6880.4%
10
Sarita Jay Prakash Kushwaha
JANADIP
6170.4%
11
Kodu Lal Bharti
BHUDRP
5850.4%
12
Raja Ram Singh Gond
4060.3%
13
Krishna Kishor Gautam
IND
3670.2%
14
Awadh Bihari Mishra
IND
3520.2%
15
Yogesh Gautam Urf Guru Gorakh Nath
SNJSP
3170.2%
16
Bhaiyaman Prajapati Balkhadiya
PPID
2250.1%
17
Sanjeev Shikdar
NDS
2230.1%

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

Low turnout (185th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 0.8% · max 32.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
185th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.43
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
154th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 37.3%INC 33.0%BSP 20.4%OTH 8.6%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.17 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,28,935
Density
297 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,502 km²
SC population17.9%
ST population14.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.8%Other 3.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.7%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation29.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.5%
Children fully vaccinated76.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)31.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate69.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.9%
Clean cooking fuel35.2%
Health insurance22.0%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Tomato
🏛️

Two inscriptions, one dated 1520, the other undated on a large basalt rock close to the bank of the…

🏛️MonumentASI

Two inscriptions, one dated 1520, the other undated on a large basalt rock close to the bank of the Paisuni river,

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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