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Jabalpur

Winner — 1982 by-election

BJP 48.9%INC 44.1%11 others 7.1%
Votes
1,34,442
48.9% share
Winning margin
13,238
4.8% of votes
Total votes cast
2,75,110
Candidates
13
Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
B.PANANJPE
1,34,44248.9%
2
R.K.JIJIBAI(W)
1,21,20444.1%
3
NARAYANDAS
IND
3,3481.2%
4
K.L.DUBE
IND
3,0371.1%
5
M.SINGH
IND
3,0181.1%
6
C.J.PRASAD
IND
2,5250.9%
7
G.BABA
IND
2,4410.9%
8
B.KOL
IND
1,1630.4%
9
P.AHIRWAR
IND
1,1560.4%
10
N.KHAMBRA
IND
9900.4%
11
U.S.TAMANE
IND
7590.3%
12
S.K.PATHAK
IND
6900.3%
13
B.JAIN
IND
3370.1%

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 (12th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.4% · max 29.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
12th of 29

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 29

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
10th of 29

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.9%INC 44.1%OTH 7.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,85,793
Density
268 / km²
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,153 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population55.9%

Figures are for Dhar, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.8%Muslim 5.3%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.2%
Electricity83.3%
Sanitation30.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.2%
Women literate55.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.5%
Clean cooking fuel44.8%
Health insurance30.3%

What's nearby?

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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.

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