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Madhya Pradesh · PC 29 · 1980
Hoshangabad
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
RAMESHWAR NIKHRA
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 47.7%JNP 30.0%10 others 22.3%
Votes
1,62,282
49.3% share
Winning margin
60,317
18.3% of votes
Total votes cast
3,39,894
Candidates
12
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMESHWAR NIKHRA |  INC(I) | 1,62,282 | 49.3% |
| 2 | PT. SHYAMNARAYAN KASHMIRI | 1,01,965 | 31.0% | |
| 3 | BIRENDRASINGH KILEDAR | JNP(S) | 25,713 | 7.8% |
| 4 | PRAKASHCHAND JAIN ALIAS AJJU DIGAMBER | IND | 9,305 | 2.8% |
| 5 | P.S. PATEL BIHARILAL | IND | 9,152 | 2.8% |
| 6 | SHYAM PICHHORIYA BIHARILAL | IND | 5,771 | 1.8% |
| 7 | GULAB SINGH RAGHUWANSHI | IND | 5,091 | 1.6% |
| 8 | KRIPASHANKER KAILASHNATH | IND | 2,793 | 0.8% |
| 9 | SHIVKUMAR CHANDRAHANS | IND | 2,160 | 0.7% |
| 10 | MOHANLAL | IND | 2,088 | 0.6% |
| 11 | RAMNSINGH RATHORE | IND | 1,445 | 0.4% |
| 12 | RAJJANLAL BATHAM | IND | 1,399 | 0.4% |
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
safe18.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 2.0% · max 35.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
9th of 29How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 29How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
4th of 29How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 49.3%JNP 31.0%JNP(S) 7.8%OTH 11.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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