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Madhya Pradesh · PC 26 · 1962
Chhindwara
Winner — Lok Sabha 1962
BHIKULAL LACHHMICHAND
INC· INC
INC 45.4%BJS 28.9%1 others 25.6%
Votes
81,726
48.3% share
Winning margin
29,715
17.6% of votes
Total votes cast
1,79,836
Candidates
3
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHIKULAL LACHHMICHAND | 81,726 | 48.3% | |
| 2 | SANATKUMAR NAVGOPAL MUKHARJEE | 52,011 | 30.8% | |
| 3 | RAMAKANT KESHAORAO HALDULKAR | FB | 35,421 | 20.9% |
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 (21st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 1.4% · max 64.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
21st of 29How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.57
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 29How much NOTA?
SEAT
14.0%
lowerhigher
1st of 29How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.3%BJS 30.8%FB 20.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,76,697
Density
841 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,898 km²
SC population16.6%
ST population6.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 83.3%Muslim 12.7%Other 4.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water47.3%
Electricity96.5%
Sanitation78.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.5%
Children fully vaccinated84.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)24.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.1%
Women literate80.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.7%
Clean cooking fuel86.9%
Health insurance40.3%
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.