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Madhya Pradesh · PC 23 · 1984
Balaghat
Winner — Lok Sabha 1984
NANDKISHORE SHARMA
INC· INC
INC 40.3%BJP 24.1%8 others 35.5%
Votes
1,69,497
41.7% share
Winning margin
68,117
16.8% of votes
Total votes cast
4,20,107
Candidates
10
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NANDKISHORE SHARMA | 1,69,497 | 41.7% | |
| 2 | LOCHANLAL NARAYAN THAKRE | 1,01,380 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | KANKAR MUNJARE | IND | 73,789 | 18.2% |
| 4 | MULCHAND SHAMBHAKAR | IND | 20,184 | 5.0% |
| 5 | ITTHAL BAHESWAR | 14,429 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | DHARM RAJ | IND | 13,527 | 3.3% |
| 7 | DAYARAM | IND | 5,518 | 1.4% |
| 8 | SHANKARLAL KASAR | IND | 2,922 | 0.7% |
| 9 | S. R. SILARE | IND | 2,704 | 0.7% |
| 10 | NIMARCHAND | IND | 2,266 | 0.6% |
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 (5th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 0.2% · max 34.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
5th of 29How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.88
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 29How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
13th of 29How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.7%BJP 25.0%IND 18.2%OTH 15.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,40,411
Density
242 / km²
Sex ratio
963 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,535 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population2.5%
Figures are for Mandsaur, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.0%Muslim 9.4%Other 1.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water35.4%
Electricity84.3%
Sanitation24.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.4%
Children fully vaccinated75.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.9%
Children underweight (under 5)22.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.7%
Women literate64.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.8%
Clean cooking fuel45.6%
Health insurance48.4%
What's nearby?
8 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coriander🏷️GarlicGI🏺Ratlami Namkeen
Pre-historic painted rock shelters Chaturbhuja Nala
🏛️MonumentASI
Pre-historic painted rock shelters Chaturbhuja Nala
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.