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Madhya Pradesh · PC 15 · 19572 seats · 1 ST

Chhindwara

Winner — Lok Sabha 1957

BHIKULAL LAKHMICHAND
Also elected — same seat
NARAYAN RAO WADIWA
Indian National Congress· 1,21,652 votes
INC 26.9%INC 23.9%7 others 49.2%
Votes
1,36,931
26.9% share
Winning margin
70,886
13.9% of votes
Total votes cast
5,09,047
Candidates
9
Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHIKULAL LAKHMICHANDElected
1,36,93126.9%
2
NARAYAN RAO WADIWAElected
1,21,65223.9%
3
GOURISHANKAR
66,04513.0%
4
SANGRAM SHAH RADHIRSHAH (S. T. )
51,72910.2%
5
KRISHNA GANESH RAKHADE
IND
38,6407.6%
6
LALSINGH
IND
32,5646.4%
7
JOSHI RAMCHANDRA AMBADAS
IND
31,2376.1%
8
ANANDILAL
IND
30,2495.9%
9
SHIV NARAYAN DEV KISAN
IND
00.0%

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 (8th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 1.1% · max 43.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
8th of 29

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 29

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
12th of 29

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 26.9%INC 23.9%PSP 13.0%PSP 10.2%IND 7.6%IND 6.4%OTH 12.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,01,698
Density
184 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,229 km²
SC population7.4%
ST population22.5%

Figures are for Balaghat, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.3%Other 10.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water9.7%
Electricity70.5%
Sanitation18.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.1%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Children underweight (under 5)44.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.6%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.4%
Clean cooking fuel31.1%
Health insurance68.4%

What's nearby?

7 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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An old temple at Piparwara forest village

🏛️MonumentASI

An old temple at Piparwara forest village

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Fort, Garhi

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort

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Temple of Ashta

🏛️MonumentASI

Temple of Ashta

Temple of Kotesvara (Mahadeo and Hanuman)

Temple of Kotesvara (Mahadeo and Hanuman)

🏛️MonumentASI

Temple of Kotesvara (Mahadeo and Hanuman)

Temples, Baihar

Temples, Baihar

🏛️MonumentASI

Temples

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The old fortress called Sada Bhada

🏛️MonumentASI

The old fortress called Sada Bhada

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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