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Madhya Pradesh · PC 23 · 19512 seats · 1 SC
Buldana Akola
Winner — Lok Sabha 1951
GOPALRAO BAJIRAO KHEDKAR
Also elected — same seat
LAXMAN SHARWAN BHATKAR
Indian National Congress· 2,10,946 votes
INC 28.2%INC 24.5%4 others 47.3%
Votes
2,43,386
28.2% share
Winning margin
91,382
10.6% of votes
Total votes cast
8,62,425
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOPALRAO BAJIRAO KHEDKARElected | 2,43,386 | 28.2% | |
| 2 | LAXMAN SHARWAN BHATKARElected | 2,10,946 | 24.5% | |
| 3 | VISHWASRAO SUKTAJI KAMBLE | 1,52,004 | 17.6% | |
| 4 | PURUSHOTTAM BALWANT GOLE | 98,969 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | ANANDRAO AWADHUT MANKAR | SKP | 83,946 | 9.7% |
| 6 | JANKIRAM NARAYAN KOTHALKAR | 73,174 | 8.5% |
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.
High turnout (5th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 0.2% · max 34.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
5th of 29How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.88
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 29How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
13th of 29How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 28.2%INC 24.5%SCF 17.6%BJS 11.5%SKP 9.7%SP 8.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,40,411
Density
242 / km²
Sex ratio
963 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,535 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population2.5%
Figures are for Mandsaur, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.0%Muslim 9.4%Other 1.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water35.4%
Electricity84.3%
Sanitation24.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.4%
Children fully vaccinated75.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.9%
Children underweight (under 5)22.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.7%
Women literate64.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.8%
Clean cooking fuel45.6%
Health insurance48.4%
What's nearby?
8 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coriander🏷️GarlicGI🏺Ratlami Namkeen
Pre-historic painted rock shelters Chaturbhuja Nala
🏛️MonumentASI
Pre-historic painted rock shelters Chaturbhuja Nala
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.