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Madhya Pradesh · PC 14 · 1999
Janjgir
Winner — Lok Sabha 1999
Dr. Charandas Mahant
INC· INC
INC 41.5%BJP 39.4%10 others 19.2%
Votes
2,78,931
42.0% share
Winning margin
14,233
2.1% of votes
Total votes cast
6,72,665
Candidates
12
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Charandas Mahant | INC | 2,78,931 | 42.0% |
| 2 | Dr. Banshilal Mahto | 2,64,698 | 39.8% | |
| 3 | Jainarayan Chouksey ( Kalar) | 87,475 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Mahetter Singh Kusaro | 25,452 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Rajkumar | IND | 1,397 | 0.2% |
| 6 | Dr. Shanti Kumar Kaiwartya | AJBP | 1,132 | 0.2% |
| 7 | Hemlal Kashyap | AD | 1,108 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Ratan Lal Banjare | IND | 1,009 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Bala Das Mahant | IND | 913 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Bajrang Lal | IND | 830 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Jagnarayan | IND | 764 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Dr. Vidhyanand Tiwari | IND | 664 | 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
safe2.1%
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 42.0%BJP 39.8%BSP 13.2%OTH 5.0%
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?
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