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Madhya Pradesh · PC 14 · 1998
Janjgir
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
CHARANDAS MAHANT
INC· INC
INC 39.8%BJP 33.7%11 others 26.6%
Votes
2,90,175
40.5% share
Winning margin
44,586
6.2% of votes
Total votes cast
7,29,788
Candidates
13
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHARANDAS MAHANT | INC | 2,90,175 | 40.5% |
| 2 | MANHARAN LAL PANDEY | 2,45,589 | 34.3% | |
| 3 | ARVIND NETAM | 92,219 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | HIRASINGH MARKAM | 66,173 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | OM PRAKASH GANGOTRI | 9,842 | 1.4% | |
| 6 | DARSHAN SINGH CHAWLA | 3,329 | 0.5% | |
| 7 | DHANARAJ KASHYAP | AD | 1,765 | 0.3% |
| 8 | KISHANLAL | IND | 1,739 | 0.2% |
| 9 | ACHARYA HANUMAN SHARMA | SVSP | 1,391 | 0.2% |
| 10 | DR. BIDYA NAND TIWARI | IND | 1,386 | 0.2% |
| 11 | RAMSINGH | LSWP | 1,334 | 0.2% |
| 12 | RAJENDRA PANDEY | IND | 872 | 0.1% |
| 13 | DR. R.S TRIPATHI | AJBP | 627 | 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.
Average turnout (11th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 2.1% · max 41.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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11th of 29How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
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6th of 29How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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6th of 29How often does it back the winner?
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neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.5%BJP 34.3%BSP 12.9%GGP 9.2%OTH 3.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,54,905
Density
182 / km²
Sex ratio
1008 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,800 km²
SC population4.6%
ST population57.9%
Figures are for Mandla, this seat's primary district — it spans 4 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.5%Other 16.2%Other 3.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.5%
Electricity57.7%
Sanitation13.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.1%
Children underweight (under 5)33.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.6%
Women literate66.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.0%
Clean cooking fuel22.3%
Health insurance42.6%
What's nearby?
10 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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