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Madhya Pradesh · PC 15 · 1989Reserved (SC)

Bilaspur

Winner — Lok Sabha 1989

RESHAM LAL JANGADE
BJP· BJP
BJP 45.4%INC 44.3%4 others 10.3%
Votes
2,22,874
47.0% share
Winning margin
5,171
1.1% of votes
Total votes cast
4,91,398
Candidates
6
Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RESHAM LAL JANGADE
2,22,87447.0%
2
KHELAN RAM JANGADE
2,17,70345.9%
3
NIRA YAI
14,0093.0%
4
PITAMWAR LAL SATYATHI
IND
11,7932.5%
5
KANHAYA
IND
6,0111.3%
6
A.L.ANANT
IND
1,5790.3%

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 (8th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 1.1% · max 43.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
8th of 29

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 29

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
12th of 29

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.0%INC 45.9%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
17,01,698
Density
184 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,229 km²
SC population7.4%
ST population22.5%

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

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.3%Other 10.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water9.7%
Electricity70.5%
Sanitation18.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.1%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Children underweight (under 5)44.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.6%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.4%
Clean cooking fuel31.1%
Health insurance68.4%

What's nearby?

7 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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An old temple at Piparwara forest village

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An old temple at Piparwara forest village

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Fort, Garhi

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort

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Temple of Ashta

🏛️MonumentASI

Temple of Ashta

Temple of Kotesvara (Mahadeo and Hanuman)

Temple of Kotesvara (Mahadeo and Hanuman)

🏛️MonumentASI

Temple of Kotesvara (Mahadeo and Hanuman)

Temples, Baihar

Temples, Baihar

🏛️MonumentASI

Temples

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The old fortress called Sada Bhada

🏛️MonumentASI

The old fortress called Sada Bhada

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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