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Madhya Pradesh · PC 2 · 19512 seats · 1 SC
Bilaspur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1951
RESHAMLAL
Also elected — same seat
SARDAR AMARSINGH SAIGAL
Indian National Congress· 99,214 votes
INC 28.0%INC 21.4%6 others 50.6%
Votes
1,29,832
28.0% share
Winning margin
73,817
15.9% of votes
Total votes cast
4,63,236
Candidates
8
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RESHAMLALElected | 1,29,832 | 28.0% | |
| 2 | SARDAR AMARSINGH SAIGALElected | 99,214 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | THAKUR BHUWAN BHASKAR SINGH | IND | 56,015 | 12.1% |
| 4 | GOKULPRASAD | 42,049 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | BHUKLU | IND | 37,803 | 8.2% |
| 6 | BHULAURAM | IND | 36,511 | 7.9% |
| 7 | MANSAI | 32,947 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | KRISHNA NAND | 28,865 | 6.2% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Low turnout (28th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 1.1% · max 65.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
28th of 29How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 29How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
22nd of 29How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 28.0%INC 21.4%IND 12.1%BJS 9.1%IND 8.2%IND 7.9%OTH 13.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,03,005
Density
382 / km²
Sex ratio
837 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,459 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population0.4%
Figures are for Bhind, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.7%Other 6.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.2%
Electricity36.1%
Sanitation23.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.5%
Children fully vaccinated70.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.9%
Women literate70.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.0%
Health insurance31.0%
What's nearby?
8 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.