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Madhya Pradesh · PC 22 · 1996

Rajnandgaon

Winner — Lok Sabha 1996

ASHOK SHARMA
BJP· BJP
BJP 42.6%INC 31.3%30 others 26.1%
Votes
2,22,616
44.7% share
Winning margin
59,276
11.9% of votes
Total votes cast
5,22,111
Candidates
32
Seat history
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All Candidates

32 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ASHOK SHARMA
BJP
2,22,61644.7%
2
SHIVENDRA BAHADUR SINGH
INC
1,63,34032.8%
3
BALBIR KHANUJA
AIIC(T)
25,2165.1%
4
ASHOK SAHU
BSP
13,1092.6%
5
DERHARAM
IND
12,5792.5%
6
JANKIRAM
IND
10,2372.0%
7
BHIMRAO BAGDE
CMM
9,3501.9%
8
CHAMELI YADAV
IND
6,0371.2%
9
VIDYA BHUSHAN THAKUR
IND
4,7060.9%
10
KHAN MUSTAK AHMED
IND
4,2260.8%
11
ASHOK KUMAR PANDE
IND
3,8460.8%
12
DIGAMBAR SHANDILYA
IND
3,2760.7%
13
GHANSHYAM KISHORDAS
IND
2,7820.6%
14
RAMCHANDRA GUPTA
IND
1,9810.4%
15
SURESH GANDHI
IND
1,8660.4%
16
GARIBA CHAUDHARY
IND
1,3880.3%
17
MURLIDHAR SAHU
IND
1,3270.3%
18
MD. ZAKIR KHAN
IND
1,3190.3%
19
LAKHANSHAH KUNJAM
IND
1,0440.2%
20
DHANU RAM
IND
1,0430.2%
21
NAVRANG CHAUHAN
IND
9150.2%
22
SUSHIL SHARMA
IND
9010.2%
23
KIRTI BHUSHAN PANDE
IND
8260.2%
24
GAUTAMCHAND KOTADYA
IND
7550.1%
25
KESHAR BAI
IND
6540.1%
26
ABDUL YUSUF BHAI
IND
6370.1%
27
MOHAN LAL
IND
5570.1%
28
SHUSHIL KUMAR NAMDEV
IND
4690.1%
29
PADAMSINGH KOTHARI
IND
4290.1%
30
HAIDER BHATI
IND
3610.1%
31
VIJAY BAHADUR SINGH
IND
3200.1%
32
LALIT VARMA
IND
1990.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (7th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
11.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.4% · min 2.4% · max 46.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
7th of 29

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.94
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 29

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
18th 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 44.7%INC 32.8%AIIC(T) 5.1%OTH 17.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 locations
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Kaliadeh Palace

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Ancient Mound (Kumbhar Tekri)

Ancient Mound (Kumbhar Tekri)

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Ancient Mound (Kumbhar Tekri)

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Ancient Mound (Vaishya Tekri)

Ancient Mound (Vaishya Tekri)

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Ancient Mound (Vaishya Tekri)

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Ancient Mound, Bhairogarh

Ancient Mound, Bhairogarh

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Ancient Mound

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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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