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Madhya Pradesh · PC 15 · 1991Reserved (SC)

Bilaspur

Winner — Lok Sabha 1991

KHELAN RAM JANGDE
INC· INC
INC 52.3%BJP 41.0%8 others 6.8%
Votes
1,75,642
53.2% share
Winning margin
37,961
11.5% of votes
Total votes cast
3,36,115
Candidates
10
Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KHELAN RAM JANGDE
1,75,64253.2%
2
GOVIND RAM MIRI
1,37,68141.7%
3
A.L. ANANT
8,1492.5%
4
VAKIL BHARTI
2,4860.8%
5
KOMAL PRASAD SONWANI "PANDIT"
JP
2,4240.7%
6
BHOLOO
IND
1,3340.4%
7
BODHRAM
8730.3%
8
MATHEW JAHANI
IND
7180.2%
9
CHOUDHARY AWADH LAL
IND
3820.1%
10
R.D. JOGANS
IND
2440.1%

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
11.5%
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
INC 53.2%BJP 41.7%OTH 5.0%

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

🏛️MonumentASI

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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