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Madhya Pradesh · PC 27 · 1996
Chhindwara
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
ALKA KAMALNATH
INC· INC
INC 44.1%BJP 40.7%26 others 15.2%
Votes
2,81,414
46.7% share
Winning margin
21,382
3.5% of votes
Total votes cast
6,38,331
Candidates
28
Seat history
All Candidates
28 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALKA KAMALNATH | 2,81,414 | 46.7% | |
| 2 | CHOUDHARI CHANDRABHAN SINGH KUBERSINGH | 2,60,032 | 43.1% | |
| 3 | CHAKRAPAL SINGH PATEL | 12,746 | 2.1% | |
| 4 | BANWARI LAL (RAJU THAKUR) | IND | 7,824 | 1.3% |
| 5 | FAGU LAL | IND | 5,515 | 0.9% |
| 6 | FATTU LAL | IND | 4,009 | 0.7% |
| 7 | LAXMAN | IND | 3,550 | 0.6% |
| 8 | BHARAT | IND | 3,042 | 0.5% |
| 9 | MOHAMMED ISTIYAK | IND | 2,868 | 0.5% |
| 10 | RAJESH TANTRIK | IND | 2,468 | 0.4% |
| 11 | VASANTRAO SHIVAJI KAMBLE | IND | 2,154 | 0.4% |
| 12 | PRAKASH KUMAR BAWNE | IND | 1,968 | 0.3% |
| 13 | INDERSINGH | IND | 1,750 | 0.3% |
| 14 | RAGHURAJ | IND | 1,686 | 0.3% |
| 15 | SURESH GOTEKAR | IND | 1,384 | 0.2% |
| 16 | MESHRAM VASUDEO | IND | 1,360 | 0.2% |
| 17 | FAGAN SINGH DHURVE (GURUJI) | IND | 1,295 | 0.2% |
| 18 | KHUSHI RAM | IND | 1,184 | 0.2% |
| 19 | RAMESH ALIAS KAKA CHOPDE | IND | 1,035 | 0.2% |
| 20 | PUKHRAJ GOKHE | IND | 1,021 | 0.2% |
| 21 | DEORAO DHURVE | IND | 822 | 0.1% |
| 22 | RAVI BHAU JOURNALIST | IND | 672 | 0.1% |
| 23 | SANTOSH AMARCHAND JAIN | IND | 544 | 0.1% |
| 24 | HARVAN SINGH BRAMHE | IND | 507 | 0.1% |
| 25 | SHOBHASAHU KISHANLAL | IND | 498 | 0.1% |
| 26 | NARESH PARMAR | IND | 485 | 0.1% |
| 27 | KUNDAN LAL DHURVE | IND | 482 | 0.1% |
| 28 | DANI RAMKRISHNA | IND | 464 | 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 (3rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 1.0% · max 44.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
3rd of 29How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 29How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
8th of 29How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.7%BJP 43.1%OTH 10.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,73,046
Density
233 / km²
Sex ratio
965 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,025 km²
SC population11.2%
ST population39.0%
Figures are for Khargone (West Nimar), this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.1%Muslim 7.2%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water48.2%
Electricity83.0%
Sanitation22.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.8%
Children fully vaccinated77.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.4%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.1%
Women literate59.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.3%
Clean cooking fuel61.6%
Health insurance43.7%
What's nearby?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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