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Madhya Pradesh · PC 27 · 1977
Chhindwara
Winner — Lok Sabha 1977
GARGISHANKAR RAMKRISHNA MISHRA
INC· INC
INC 40.9%JNP 39.9%2 others 19.3%
Votes
99,396
43.8% share
Winning margin
2,369
1.0% of votes
Total votes cast
2,43,307
Candidates
4
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GARGISHANKAR RAMKRISHNA MISHRA | 99,396 | 43.8% | |
| 2 | PRATULCHANDRA DWIVEDI | 97,027 | 42.8% | |
| 3 | PRASHANT KUMAR N. H. BANERJEE | IND | 24,150 | 10.6% |
| 4 | VASANTRAO SHIVAJEE | IND | 6,370 | 2.8% |
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 (3rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 1.0% · max 44.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
3rd of 29How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 29How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
8th of 29How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.8%JNP 42.8%IND 10.6%OTH 2.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,73,046
Density
233 / km²
Sex ratio
965 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,025 km²
SC population11.2%
ST population39.0%
Figures are for Khargone (West Nimar), this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.1%Muslim 7.2%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water48.2%
Electricity83.0%
Sanitation22.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.8%
Children fully vaccinated77.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.4%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.1%
Women literate59.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.3%
Clean cooking fuel61.6%
Health insurance43.7%
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.