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Madhya Pradesh · PC 27 · 1997 by-election
Chhindwara
Winner — 1997 by-election
Sunderlal Patwa
BJP 51.4%INC 45.7%8 others 2.9%
Votes
3,44,302
51.4% share
Winning margin
37,680
5.6% of votes
Total votes cast
6,70,220
Candidates
10
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderlal Patwa | 3,44,302 | 51.4% | |
| 2 | Kamalnath | 3,06,622 | 45.8% | |
| 3 | I.S. Chauhan | JP | 4,151 | 0.6% |
| 4 | Vijay Singh Baghel | IND | 3,210 | 0.5% |
| 5 | Dilip Parsram | IND | 2,972 | 0.4% |
| 6 | Prakash Kumar Bawne | IND | 2,021 | 0.3% |
| 7 | Manmohan Shah Batti | IND | 1,961 | 0.3% |
| 8 | Rajendra Kumar Marskole | IND | 1,916 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Ramesh Tantrik | IND | 1,539 | 0.2% |
| 10 | Yashvant Dehariya | IND | 1,526 | 0.2% |
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
safe5.6%
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
BJP 51.4%INC 45.8%OTH 2.9%
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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.