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Madhya Pradesh · PC 22 · 19572 seats · 1 ST
Surguja
Winner — Lok Sabha 1957
SINGH MAHARAJKUMAR CHANDIKESHWAR SHARAN
Also elected — same seat
SINGH BABUNATH
Indian National Congress· 1,28,227 votes
INC 32.7%INC 27.7%5 others 39.6%
Votes
1,51,100
32.7% share
Winning margin
1,11,175
24.0% of votes
Total votes cast
4,62,295
Candidates
7
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINGH MAHARAJKUMAR CHANDIKESHWAR SHARANElected | 1,51,100 | 32.7% | |
| 2 | SINGH BABUNATHElected | 1,28,227 | 27.7% | |
| 3 | THAKUR PARASNATH | IND | 39,925 | 8.6% |
| 4 | MIKHEL | IND | 38,608 | 8.3% |
| 5 | HARISHCHANDRA | 36,170 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | DHARAMPAL | IND | 35,122 | 7.6% |
| 7 | CHINTAMANI | 33,143 | 7.2% |
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 (7th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe24.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.4% · min 2.4% · max 46.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
7th of 29How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.94
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 29How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
18th of 29How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 32.7%INC 27.7%IND 8.6%IND 8.3%PSP 7.8%IND 7.6%OTH 7.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,86,864
Density
326 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,091 km²
SC population26.4%
ST population2.5%
Figures are for Ujjain, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.5%Muslim 11.7%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.7%
Electricity84.2%
Sanitation43.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.1%
Children fully vaccinated93.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Children underweight (under 5)36.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.5%
Women literate64.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.4%
Clean cooking fuel60.7%
Health insurance35.7%
What's nearby?
4 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.