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Madhya Pradesh · PC 8 · 1951
Balaghat
Winner — Lok Sabha 1951
C. D. GOUTAM
INC 65.6%SP 25.1%1 others 9.3%
Votes
1,17,725
65.6% share
Winning margin
72,600
40.4% of votes
Total votes cast
1,79,578
Candidates
3
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. D. GOUTAM | 1,17,725 | 65.6% | |
| 2 | SHEORAM BISEN | 45,125 | 25.1% | |
| 3 | RAMLAL BHAWANI | RRP | 16,728 | 9.3% |
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 (25th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe40.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.8% · min 0.6% · max 58.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
25th of 29How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.99
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 29How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
5th of 29How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 65.6%SP 25.1%RRP 9.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,16,520
Density
142 / km²
Sex ratio
906 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,135 km²
SC population20.5%
ST population16.8%
Figures are for Panna, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.9%Other 4.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.7%
Electricity32.6%
Sanitation10.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births84.0%
Children fully vaccinated64.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.0%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.8%
Clean cooking fuel22.1%
Health insurance12.6%
What's nearby?
37 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.