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Madhya Pradesh · PC 23 · 1998
Balaghat
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
GAURISHANKAR CHATURBHUJ BISEN
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 39.7%INC 35.4%7 others 24.9%
Votes
2,40,066
40.3% share
Winning margin
25,531
4.3% of votes
Total votes cast
6,05,406
Candidates
9
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAURISHANKAR CHATURBHUJ BISEN | NDA (NDA) | 2,40,066 | 40.3% |
| 2 | VISHAVESHWAR BHAGAT | 2,14,535 | 36.0% | |
| 3 | KANKER MUNJARE | 86,277 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | AD. K.D.L. CHOURE | 36,212 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | RAJESH KUMAR GUPTA | AJBP | 10,540 | 1.8% |
| 6 | DR. R.D. KATHANE | IND | 2,863 | 0.5% |
| 7 | MOOLAKRAJ ANAND | IND | 2,137 | 0.4% |
| 8 | SUDHAKAR SHARMA | SVSP | 2,105 | 0.3% |
| 9 | GOVARDHAN PATLE ALIAS HITLAR | IND | 1,396 | 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 (5th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 0.2% · max 34.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
5th of 29How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.88
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 29How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
13th of 29How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 40.3%INC 36.0%SAP 14.5%BSP 6.1%OTH 3.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,40,411
Density
242 / km²
Sex ratio
963 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,535 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population2.5%
Figures are for Mandsaur, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.0%Muslim 9.4%Other 1.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water35.4%
Electricity84.3%
Sanitation24.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.4%
Children fully vaccinated75.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.9%
Children underweight (under 5)22.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.7%
Women literate64.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.8%
Clean cooking fuel45.6%
Health insurance48.4%
What's nearby?
8 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coriander🏷️GarlicGI🏺Ratlami Namkeen
Pre-historic painted rock shelters Chaturbhuja Nala
🏛️MonumentASI
Pre-historic painted rock shelters Chaturbhuja Nala
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.