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Madhya Pradesh · PC 21 · 1977
Durg
Winner — Lok Sabha 1977
MOHAN BHAIYA
Janata Party· Janata Party
JNP 50.0%INC 35.5%5 others 14.5%
Votes
1,77,922
52.9% share
Winning margin
51,575
15.3% of votes
Total votes cast
3,56,029
Candidates
7
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHAN BHAIYA | 1,77,922 | 52.9% | |
| 2 | CHANDOOLAL CHANDRAKAR | 1,26,347 | 37.6% | |
| 3 | P. K. MAHESHKAR | IND | 12,409 | 3.7% |
| 4 | SAMBAL CHAKRAVARTI | 8,226 | 2.5% | |
| 5 | RAMYAGYA | IND | 4,531 | 1.4% |
| 6 | RAMSINGH KURRE | IND | 3,615 | 1.1% |
| 7 | AELTEMESH M. M. REIN | IND | 3,201 | 0.9% |
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.
High turnout (4th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 2.0% · max 39.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
4th of 29How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.93
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 29How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
17th of 29How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 52.9%INC 37.6%OTH 9.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,12,681
Density
244 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,195 km²
SC population23.4%
ST population2.5%
Figures are for Shajapur, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.3%Muslim 11.6%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.3%
Electricity78.0%
Sanitation23.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.1%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.8%
Children underweight (under 5)27.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.8%
Women literate58.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Clean cooking fuel37.7%
Health insurance34.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo🏺Onion🏺Oranges🏺Wooden Toys and Handicraft
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.