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Madhya Pradesh · PC 18 · 1996
Mahasamund
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
PAWAN DIWAN
INC· INC
INC 40.0%BJP 38.9%26 others 21.0%
Votes
2,50,521
41.4% share
Winning margin
6,940
1.1% of votes
Total votes cast
6,25,749
Candidates
28
Seat history
All Candidates
28 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAWAN DIWAN | 2,50,521 | 41.4% | |
| 2 | CHANDRA SEKHAR | 2,43,581 | 40.3% | |
| 3 | JANKI DEVI DHRUV | 32,984 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | TENSINGH PATEL | IND | 15,418 | 2.5% |
| 5 | RAMGOPAL KASHYAP | CMM | 9,449 | 1.6% |
| 6 | GANPAT RAM SEN | IND | 6,144 | 1.0% |
| 7 | CHANDRIKA SAHU | AIIC(T) | 5,804 | 1.0% |
| 8 | LALIT CHANDER NAHU | IND | 5,734 | 0.9% |
| 9 | CHARANLAL SAHU | IND | 4,484 | 0.7% |
| 10 | DR. GOJU PAL | 4,446 | 0.7% | |
| 11 | BHAI THAKUR | IND | 3,262 | 0.5% |
| 12 | BHAGVAD PRASAD KOSRIYA | IND | 3,121 | 0.5% |
| 13 | MANBODHI YADAV | IND | 2,799 | 0.5% |
| 14 | TULSI RAM OUSER | IND | 2,557 | 0.4% |
| 15 | GHANSHYAM SAHU | IND | 2,065 | 0.3% |
| 16 | MAHENDER KUMAR SINGH | IND | 1,996 | 0.3% |
| 17 | DAVASH CHAUHAN | IND | 1,828 | 0.3% |
| 18 | SULTAN SINGH SATNAM | IND | 1,513 | 0.3% |
| 19 | GUNNIDHI LAL | IND | 1,308 | 0.2% |
| 20 | NARESH CHANDER SRIVASTAV | IND | 1,268 | 0.2% |
| 21 | ASHOK BHARGAV | IND | 994 | 0.2% |
| 22 | SUNDER SINGH BARYA | IND | 889 | 0.1% |
| 23 | SHYAM LAL SAHU | IND | 658 | 0.1% |
| 24 | DR. KANHAYA LAL SHARMA | IND | 485 | 0.1% |
| 25 | DHRUWDHAR DIWAN | IND | 465 | 0.1% |
| 26 | SHATRUGHAN | IND | 458 | 0.1% |
| 27 | SRIDHAR CHANDRAKAR | IND | 454 | 0.1% |
| 28 | HEMANT KUMAR DEVANGAN | IND | 332 | 0.1% |
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.
High turnout (6th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.6% · min 1.1% · max 70.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
6th of 29How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.59
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 29How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
21st of 29How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.4%BJP 40.3%BSP 5.5%OTH 12.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,31,597
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,466 km²
SC population17.0%
ST population15.4%
Figures are for Raisen, this seat's primary district — it spans 4 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.8%Muslim 9.0%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water20.3%
Electricity70.9%
Sanitation30.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.0%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.9%
Women literate75.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.6%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance41.0%
What's nearby?
36 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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