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Madhya Pradesh · PC 13 · 1963 by-election
Bilaspur
Winner — 1963 by-election
C.SINGH
INC 61.4%BJS 38.6%
Votes
86,229
61.4% share
Winning margin
32,073
22.9% of votes
Total votes cast
1,40,385
Candidates
2
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total
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 (22nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.1% · max 42.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
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22nd of 29How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.87
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 29How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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25th of 29How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 61.4%BJS 38.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,63,289
Density
473 / km²
Sex ratio
929 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,211 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population15.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.7%Muslim 8.3%Other 4.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water44.7%
Electricity87.8%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.0%
Children underweight (under 5)31.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate68.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.2%
Clean cooking fuel28.5%
Health insurance61.2%
What's nearby?
6 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.