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Madhya Pradesh · PC 20 · 1999Reserved (ST)

Bastar

Winner — Lok Sabha 1999

Baliram Kashyap
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 41.4%INC 35.9%4 others 22.8%
Votes
1,55,421
43.6% share
Winning margin
20,737
5.8% of votes
Total votes cast
3,75,604
Candidates
6
Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Baliram Kashyap
NDA (NDA)
1,55,42143.6%
2
Mahendra Karma
1,34,68437.8%
3
Manish Kunjam
58,90616.5%
4
Bal Singh Dhruw
2,8710.8%
5
Puran Singh Manjhi
AJBP
2,6020.7%
6
Vijay Nath
2,1190.6%

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 (2nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
5.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.6% · min 1.6% · max 43.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
2nd of 29

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 29

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
23rd of 29

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.6%INC 37.8%CPI 16.5%OTH 2.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,45,814
Density
251 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,153 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population3.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

Figures are for Rajgarh, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.0%
Electricity67.6%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated71.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)26.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.3%
Women literate52.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.0%
Clean cooking fuel24.8%
Health insurance27.1%

What's nearby?

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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.

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