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Madhya Pradesh · PC 20 · 1991Reserved (ST)

Bastar

Winner — Lok Sabha 1991

MANKURAM SODHI
INC· INC
INC 42.5%BJP 34.3%5 others 23.2%
Votes
87,993
44.9% share
Winning margin
17,020
8.7% of votes
Total votes cast
2,07,034
Candidates
7
Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANKURAM SODHI
87,99344.9%
2
RAJARAM TODEM
70,97336.2%
3
RAMNATH SARFE
31,66516.1%
4
ARJUN SINGH
1,6290.8%
5
BAL SINGH DHRUW
IND
1,5880.8%
6
RAJARAM MARAVI
1,4800.8%
7
SHYAM SUNDAR KASHYAP
JP
7800.4%

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 (2nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.6% · min 1.6% · max 43.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
2nd of 29

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 29

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
23rd of 29

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.9%BJP 36.2%CPI 16.1%OTH 2.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,45,814
Density
251 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,153 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population3.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

Figures are for Rajgarh, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.0%
Electricity67.6%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated71.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)26.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.3%
Women literate52.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.0%
Clean cooking fuel24.8%
Health insurance27.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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