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Madhya Pradesh · PC 27 · 1980
Chhindwara
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
KAMAL NATH
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 49.1%JNP 25.8%5 others 25.1%
Votes
1,47,779
51.6% share
Winning margin
70,131
24.5% of votes
Total votes cast
3,00,998
Candidates
7
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAMAL NATH |  INC(I) | 1,47,779 | 51.6% |
| 2 | PRATUL CHANDRA DWIVEDI | 77,648 | 27.1% | |
| 3 | S.A. JAFRI | JNP(S) | 23,421 | 8.2% |
| 4 | P.K. THAKUR | 20,382 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | WASUDEORAO RAGHUNATHJI BAGADE | RPK | 6,917 | 2.4% |
| 6 | DINKARRAO BABULAL | IND | 5,688 | 2.0% |
| 7 | NARAYAN RAMCHANDRA DAHASAHASTRA | IND | 4,606 | 1.6% |
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
safe24.5%
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(I) 51.6%JNP 27.1%JNP(S) 8.2%CPI 7.1%OTH 6.0%
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.