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Madhya Pradesh · PC 23 · 1999
Balaghat
Winner — Lok Sabha 1999
Prahladsingh Patel
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 43.0%INC 39.5%10 others 17.5%
Votes
2,51,308
43.5% share
Winning margin
20,678
3.6% of votes
Total votes cast
5,83,843
Candidates
12
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prahladsingh Patel | NDA (NDA) | 2,51,308 | 43.5% |
| 2 | Vishweshwer Bhagat | 2,30,630 | 39.9% | |
| 3 | Anubha Munjare | JP | 52,392 | 9.1% |
| 4 | Udaysingh Pancheswar | 29,733 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Hiradhar Verma | 5,726 | 1.0% | |
| 6 | Pritamsingh Uikey | 2,688 | 0.5% | |
| 7 | Kaviraj Meshram | IND | 1,325 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Vijay Kumar Patil " Bauddh" | IND | 1,186 | 0.2% |
| 9 | Dr. R. D. Kathane | IND | 1,183 | 0.2% |
| 10 | Mahipal Sulakhe | IND | 1,156 | 0.2% |
| 11 | Rajesh Gupta ( Pappu Bhaiya) | AJBP | 545 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Sahabsingh Saiyam | IND | 194 | 0.0% |
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High turnout (5th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.6%
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 43.5%INC 39.9%JP 9.1%BSP 5.1%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
13,40,411
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.