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Madhya Pradesh · PC 17 · 1996

Raipur

Winner — Lok Sabha 1996

RAMESH VAISH
BJP· BJP
BJP 44.3%INC 35.4%49 others 20.2%
Votes
2,52,990
45.6% share
Winning margin
50,739
9.1% of votes
Total votes cast
5,70,727
Candidates
51
Seat history

All Candidates

51 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMESH VAISH
2,52,99045.6%
2
DHANENDER SAHU
2,02,25136.4%
3
VISHNU BAGHEL
45,6548.2%
4
PURSOTTAM KAUSHIK
7,4601.3%
5
VYAS NARAIN SAHU
IND
4,2920.8%
6
RAFIK A. BHAI
IND
3,1950.6%
7
AKASH SHARMA
3,0750.6%
8
RUDRA DEV
IND
2,4350.4%
9
PREM CHAND JAIN
IND
2,4200.4%
10
MOHD. ARIF MEMAN
IND
2,4090.4%
11
AJAY SHUKLA
IND
2,0450.4%
12
MAHESH PRAKASH
IND
1,9390.3%
13
SANTOSH ALIAS SANTA BHAI
IND
1,6860.3%
14
SURENDER KUMAR DVEDI
IND
1,5270.3%
15
PRAKASH DHANRAJ GOLCHHA
IND
1,3780.3%
16
NAROTAM SHARMA
CPI(ML)(L)
1,2350.2%
17
DEEPAK MOTWANI
1,1660.2%
18
BALLA
IND
1,1480.2%
19
RAMESH CHANDER SHUKLA
IND
1,1310.2%
20
BRIJENDRA KUMAR BAJPAI
IND
9690.2%
21
DIN DAYAL VARMA
IND
9280.2%
22
SALIG RAM VARMA
IND
8630.2%
23
SULTAN SINGH SATNAM
IND
7840.1%
24
ROHIT VANI
IND
6680.1%
25
SARAD CHANDR YADAV
IND
6590.1%
26
SUNEEL YADAV
IND
6470.1%
27
S.R. BARMAN
IND
6420.1%
28
MONESH SAHU
IND
6120.1%
29
KEYUR BHUSHAN
IND
6060.1%
30
GAURI SHANKAR DUBE
IND
5950.1%
31
KUNWAR H.P.SINGH
ICS
5750.1%
32
KOMAL CHAND AZAD
IND
5030.1%
33
AMBUBAKAR
IND
5020.1%
34
KHAGSHWAR DEWANGAN
IND
4970.1%
35
MOTI PATANGWALA
IND
4810.1%
36
ASHOK SHARMA
IND
4700.1%
37
AWADHARAM SAHU
IND
4650.1%
38
SHYAM LAL CHAURASYA
IND
4570.1%
39
RAM NIHAL
IND
4540.1%
40
SHOBHNATH MISHRA
LD
4540.1%
41
RAJESH UPADHYAYA
IND
4450.1%
42
KASHI NATH
ABHM
4000.1%
43
ARUN KUMAR
IND
3080.1%
44
CHARAN LAL SAHU
IND
2860.1%
45
MAHESH PANDE
IND
2750.1%
46
ARVIND SINGH
IND
2680.1%
47
GIRJA SHANKAR SHARMA
IND
2590.1%
48
ANAND MOHAN PANDEY
IND
2580.1%
49
KAMTHA PRASAD
IND
2060.0%
50
RAJESH BHARTI
IND
1880.0%
51
VIMAL URF GUDDA
IND
1790.0%

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 (15th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.2% · min 0.2% · max 43.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
15th of 29

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.94
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 29

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
7th of 29

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.6%INC 36.4%BSP 8.2%OTH 9.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,41,350
Density
185 / km²
Sex ratio
914 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,703 km²
SC population16.5%
ST population15.9%

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

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water25.8%
Electricity78.4%
Sanitation48.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.8%
Children fully vaccinated73.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.8%
Children underweight (under 5)27.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel47.3%
Health insurance28.6%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Sightseeing🏺Toor Dal
Ancient site and Adamgarh rock shelters

Ancient site and Adamgarh rock shelters

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient site and Adamgarh rock shelters

Caves, Pachmarhi

Caves, Pachmarhi

🏛️MonumentASI

Caves

🏛️

Rock shelter known as Putli lane near Sabourne cave

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock shelter known as Putli lane near Sabourne cave

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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