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Madhya Pradesh · PC 6 · 1951
Durg Bastar
Winner — Lok Sabha 1951
BHAGWATI CHARAN SHUKLA
INC 47.8%RRP 22.3%2 others 29.9%
Votes
1,02,666
47.8% share
Winning margin
54,649
25.4% of votes
Total votes cast
2,14,924
Candidates
4
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHAGWATI CHARAN SHUKLA | 1,02,666 | 47.8% | |
| 2 | HANUMANPRASAD BRAHMACHARI | RRP | 48,017 | 22.3% |
| 3 | RADHE SHYAM | KMPP | 44,498 | 20.7% |
| 4 | SARJU PRASAD | 19,743 | 9.2% |
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.
Average turnout (23rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe25.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.7% · min 8.0% · max 49.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
23rd of 29How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.98
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 29How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
9th of 29How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.8%RRP 22.3%KMPP 20.7%SP 9.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,45,166
Density
286 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,048 km²
SC population25.0%
ST population4.7%
Figures are for Tikamgarh, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.7%Other 4.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.8%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation10.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated79.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)34.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Women literate67.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.6%
Clean cooking fuel32.1%
Health insurance40.5%
What's nearby?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Furniture - Wooden🏺Ginger
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Half-fallen fane of Chandi having a shrine and a porch.,
🏛️MonumentASI
Half-fallen fane of Chandi having a shrine and a porch.,
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.