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Madhya Pradesh · PC 24 · 1996Reserved (ST)

Mandla

Winner — Lok Sabha 1996

FAGGANSINGH KULASTE
BJP· BJP
BJP 41.4%INC 30.5%12 others 28.1%
Votes
2,46,334
44.9% share
Winning margin
64,620
11.8% of votes
Total votes cast
5,95,112
Candidates
14
Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
FAGGANSINGH KULASTE
BJP
2,46,33444.9%
2
MOHANLAL
INC
1,81,71433.1%
3
KHETULAL
IND
40,2097.3%
4
MANIKLAL
AIIC(T)
25,8904.7%
5
RAJENDERA SINGH
BSP
20,4923.7%
6
PATIRAM
IND
7,6541.4%
7
NANDE
IND
7,3411.3%
8
KOMAL SINGH
IND
4,8730.9%
9
RATAN SINGH PRASTE
IND
4,4240.8%
10
MOLHU RAM
IND
2,3410.4%
11
RAM SINGH
IND
2,2460.4%
12
SITA PATTA
IND
1,8910.3%
13
AYODHYA SINGH PARASTE
KSM
1,7900.3%
14
ASHA RAM
IND
1,5890.3%

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 (10th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
11.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.1% · max 45.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
10th of 29

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 29

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
2nd of 29

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.9%INC 33.1%IND 7.3%OTH 14.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,25,048
Density
285 / km²
Sex ratio
990 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,600 km²
SC population1.7%
ST population87.0%

Figures are for Jhabua, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.7%Other 6.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.7%
Electricity60.4%
Sanitation11.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.3%
Children underweight (under 5)41.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate37.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.5%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance43.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Kadaknath Chicken🏺Ratlami Namkeen
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Ranjit Vilas Palace

🏯PalaceWikidata
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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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