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Madhya Pradesh · PC 22 · 1989
Rajnandgaon
Winner — Lok Sabha 1989
DHARAM PAL GUPTA
BJP· BJP
BJP 49.0%INC 35.2%14 others 15.8%
Votes
2,49,389
51.5% share
Winning margin
70,194
14.5% of votes
Total votes cast
5,08,718
Candidates
16
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHARAM PAL GUPTA | 2,49,389 | 51.5% | |
| 2 | SHIVENDRA BAHADUR SINGH | 1,79,195 | 37.0% | |
| 3 | KRISHNA KUMAR SONI (KATAKCHA) | IND | 9,737 | 2.0% |
| 4 | KHUSH RAM JANCHOL | 7,848 | 1.6% | |
| 5 | HARI THAKUR | IND | 5,550 | 1.1% |
| 6 | RAJESH KUMAR | IND | 4,879 | 1.0% |
| 7 | BISAHU RAM | 4,006 | 0.8% | |
| 8 | JIVRAKHAN SINGH | LKD(B) | 3,728 | 0.8% |
| 9 | ABHAY CHAITANYA BRAHMACHARI | IND | 3,615 | 0.8% |
| 10 | RAMPRASAD AGARWAL | IND | 3,221 | 0.7% |
| 11 | SARVAJEET SINGH | JNP(JP) | 3,189 | 0.7% |
| 12 | ZHADURAM | IND | 3,014 | 0.6% |
| 13 | AJURAM | IND | 2,822 | 0.6% |
| 14 | "BHAU SAHEB" BHIMRAO | RPK | 1,738 | 0.4% |
| 15 | ABDUL KEDAR | IND | 1,181 | 0.2% |
| 16 | HARI RAM RATRE | IND | 843 | 0.2% |
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.
Average turnout (7th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.4% · min 2.4% · max 46.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
7th of 29How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.94
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 29How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
18th of 29How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 51.5%INC 37.0%OTH 11.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,86,864
Density
326 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,091 km²
SC population26.4%
ST population2.5%
Figures are for Ujjain, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.5%Muslim 11.7%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.7%
Electricity84.2%
Sanitation43.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.1%
Children fully vaccinated93.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Children underweight (under 5)36.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.5%
Women literate64.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.4%
Clean cooking fuel60.7%
Health insurance35.7%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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