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Madhya Pradesh · PC 27 · 1984

Chhindwara

Winner — Lok Sabha 1984

KAMAL NATH
INC· INC
INC 63.6%BJP 21.9%11 others 14.4%
Votes
2,34,846
67.2% share
Winning margin
1,53,825
44.0% of votes
Total votes cast
3,69,149
Candidates
13
Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAMAL NATH
2,34,84667.2%
2
BATRA RAM KISHAN
81,02123.2%
3
CHINDHABA PUNDLIK SARODE
IND
9,3172.7%
4
DALCHAND CHARNAGARI KRANTIKARI
IND
5,7771.6%
5
VASUDEO MESH RAM
IND
4,1121.2%
6
RAM ASHREYA PANDEY
IND
3,9711.1%
7
FATTELAL AHARWAR
IND
2,1600.6%
8
GANESH PRASAD SHUKLA
IND
2,0880.6%
9
ASHOK KUMAR RAMDUTT PANDEY
IND
1,7620.5%
10
RAVI DUBE
IND
1,5130.4%
11
MURLIDHAR CHOURASIA
IND
1,3490.4%
12
SATENDRA KUMAR MISHRI
IND
9670.3%
13
BASANT KUMAR DHURVE
IND
7630.2%

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
safe
44.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 1.0% · max 44.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
3rd of 29

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 29

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
8th of 29

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 67.2%BJP 23.2%OTH 9.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Chilli🏺Ginger

Chichali

Heritage SiteWikidata
Chaubara Dera

Chaubara Dera

🏛️MonumentASI

Chaubara Dera

🏛️

Excavated site

🏛️MonumentASI

Excavated site

Neelkanteshwar

Neelkanteshwar

🏛️MonumentASI

Neelkanteshwar

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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