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Madhya Pradesh · PC 23 · 1957

Janjgir

Winner — Lok Sabha 1957

AMARSINGH SAIGAL
INC 52.8%BJS 23.9%1 others 23.3%
Votes
65,542
52.8% share
Winning margin
35,870
28.9% of votes
Total votes cast
1,24,089
Candidates
3
Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AMARSINGH SAIGAL
65,54252.8%
2
SHIVADHIN
29,67223.9%
3
RAJABAHADUR LILADHARSINGH
28,87523.3%

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.

High turnout (5th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
28.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 0.2% · max 34.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
5th of 29

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.88
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 29

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
13th of 29

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.8%BJS 23.9%PSP 23.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coriander🏷️GarlicGI🏺Ratlami Namkeen
Buddhist caves No. 1 to 51

Buddhist caves No. 1 to 51

🏛️MonumentASI

Buddhist caves No. 1 to 51

Nau Toran Temple

Nau Toran Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Nau Toran Temple

Pre-historic painted rock shelters Chaturbhuja Nala

Pre-historic painted rock shelters Chaturbhuja Nala

🏛️MonumentASI

Pre-historic painted rock shelters Chaturbhuja Nala

Yasodharman Pillar or Victory

Yasodharman Pillar or Victory

🏛️MonumentASI

Yasodharman Pillar or Victory

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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