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Madhya Pradesh · PC 29 · 1977

Hoshangabad

Winner — Lok Sabha 1977

KAMATH HARI VISHNU
Janata Party· Janata Party
JNP 63.7%INC 30.7%0 others 5.6%
Votes
2,08,596
67.5% share
Winning margin
1,08,171
35.0% of votes
Total votes cast
3,27,492
Candidates
2
Seat history

All Candidates

2 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAMATH HARI VISHNU
2,08,59667.5%
2
CHOUDHARY NITIRAJ SINGH DAULAT SINGH
1,00,42532.5%

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 (9th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
35.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 2.0% · max 35.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
9th of 29

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 29

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
4th of 29

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 67.5%INC 32.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,75,362
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,043 km²
SC population10.1%
ST population42.3%

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

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.6%Other 4.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.2%
Electricity70.6%
Sanitation24.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated80.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Children underweight (under 5)31.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.2%
Women literate72.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.0%
Health insurance51.3%

What's nearby?

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