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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Madhya Pradesh · PC 20 · 1962
Balaghat
Winner — Lok Sabha 1962
BHOLARAM RAMAJI
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 37.1%INC 35.6%2 others 27.3%
Votes
69,786
39.8% share
Winning margin
2,892
1.6% of votes
Total votes cast
1,87,906
Candidates
4
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHOLARAM RAMAJI | 69,786 | 39.8% | |
| 2 | SHANKARLAL RAJARAM TIWARI | 66,894 | 38.1% | |
| 3 | MUNNALAL DHIWRUJI | REP | 22,865 | 13.0% |
| 4 | FADALRAM DEWAJI | IND | 15,821 | 9.0% |
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.
High turnout (2nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.6% · min 1.6% · max 43.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
2nd of 29How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 29How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
23rd of 29How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 39.8%INC 38.1%REP 13.0%IND 9.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,45,814
Density
251 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,153 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population3.5%
Figures are for Rajgarh, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.0%
Electricity67.6%
Sanitation15.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated71.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)26.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.3%
Women literate52.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.0%
Clean cooking fuel24.8%
Health insurance27.1%
What's nearby?
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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.