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Madhya Pradesh · PC 17 · 1967Reserved (ST)

Bastar

Winner — Lok Sabha 1967

J. SUNDARLAL
IND
IND 25.0%BJS 17.0%6 others 57.9%
Votes
53,798
27.9% share
Winning margin
17,267
8.9% of votes
Total votes cast
2,14,777
Candidates
8
Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
J. SUNDARLAL
IND
53,79827.9%
2
R. JHADOO
36,53118.9%
3
T.R. CHULE
30,58215.8%
4
B. GAGRA
IND
20,80010.8%
5
K. BONG
19,91410.3%
6
G. POKU
IND
13,5697.0%
7
R. DARAHA
IND
12,7846.6%
8
L. BHAWANI
IND
5,2042.7%

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 (15th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.2% · min 0.2% · max 43.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
15th of 29

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.94
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 29

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
7th of 29

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 27.9%BJS 18.9%SSP 15.8%IND 10.8%INC 10.3%IND 7.0%OTH 9.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,41,350
Density
185 / km²
Sex ratio
914 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,703 km²
SC population16.5%
ST population15.9%

Figures are for Hoshangabad, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water25.8%
Electricity78.4%
Sanitation48.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.8%
Children fully vaccinated73.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.8%
Children underweight (under 5)27.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel47.3%
Health insurance28.6%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Sightseeing🏺Toor Dal
Ancient site and Adamgarh rock shelters

Ancient site and Adamgarh rock shelters

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient site and Adamgarh rock shelters

Caves, Pachmarhi

Caves, Pachmarhi

🏛️MonumentASI

Caves

🏛️

Rock shelter known as Putli lane near Sabourne cave

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock shelter known as Putli lane near Sabourne cave

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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