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Madhya Pradesh · PC 18 · 1999
Mahasamund
Winner — Lok Sabha 1999
Shyama Charan Shukla
INC· INC
INC 49.2%BJP 47.0%4 others 3.8%
Votes
3,40,635
49.9% share
Winning margin
15,435
2.3% of votes
Total votes cast
6,92,070
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shyama Charan Shukla | INC | 3,40,635 | 49.9% |
| 2 | Chandra Shekhar Sahu " Champu" | 3,25,200 | 47.7% | |
| 3 | Bhagwat Kosariya | IND | 5,724 | 0.8% |
| 4 | Goverdhan Prasad Chandrakar | CSP | 5,312 | 0.8% |
| 5 | Ram Lal Chakradhari | AJBP | 2,616 | 0.4% |
| 6 | Ganpat Saraipali | IND | 2,560 | 0.4% |
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 (6th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.6% · min 1.1% · max 70.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
6th of 29How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.59
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 29How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
21st of 29How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.9%BJP 47.7%OTH 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,31,597
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,466 km²
SC population17.0%
ST population15.4%
Figures are for Raisen, this seat's primary district — it spans 4 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.8%Muslim 9.0%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water20.3%
Electricity70.9%
Sanitation30.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.0%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.9%
Women literate75.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.6%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance41.0%
What's nearby?
36 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo🏺Basmati Rice🏺Farm Equipment🏺Wooden Toys and Handicraft
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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.