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Madhya Pradesh · PC 23 · 1977
Balaghat
Winner — Lok Sabha 1977
KACHARU LAL HEMRAJ JAIN
RPK
RPK 51.4%INC 34.8%8 others 13.8%
Votes
1,53,980
53.9% share
Winning margin
49,708
17.4% of votes
Total votes cast
2,99,484
Candidates
10
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KACHARU LAL HEMRAJ JAIN | RPK | 1,53,980 | 53.9% |
| 2 | CHINTAMAN RAO GAUTAM | 1,04,272 | 36.5% | |
| 3 | RAMCHARAN BHANWARE | IND | 8,276 | 2.9% |
| 4 | ZUMMAKLAL KISHOR | IND | 6,352 | 2.2% |
| 5 | RAM PRASAD UMARE NAMDEO | IND | 4,425 | 1.6% |
| 6 | PURAN GANPAT | IND | 2,698 | 0.9% |
| 7 | AMARSINGH JALANSINGH | IND | 1,921 | 0.7% |
| 8 | MOHANLAL SAULAKHE | IND | 1,734 | 0.6% |
| 9 | BASANTLAL NAGPURE | IND | 1,276 | 0.5% |
| 10 | RAWANLAL DHEDYA | IND | 809 | 0.3% |
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 (5th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 0.2% · max 34.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
5th of 29How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.88
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 29How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
13th of 29How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RPK 53.9%INC 36.5%OTH 9.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,40,411
Density
242 / km²
Sex ratio
963 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,535 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population2.5%
Figures are for Mandsaur, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.0%Muslim 9.4%Other 1.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water35.4%
Electricity84.3%
Sanitation24.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.4%
Children fully vaccinated75.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.9%
Children underweight (under 5)22.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.7%
Women literate64.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.8%
Clean cooking fuel45.6%
Health insurance48.4%
What's nearby?
8 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coriander🏷️GarlicGI🏺Ratlami Namkeen
Pre-historic painted rock shelters Chaturbhuja Nala
🏛️MonumentASI
Pre-historic painted rock shelters Chaturbhuja Nala
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.