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Madhya Pradesh · PC 7 · 2004

Damoh

Winner — Lok Sabha 2004

CHANDRABHAN BHAIYA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 46.0%INC 30.0%7 others 24.0%
Votes
2,71,869
46.0% share
Winning margin
94,595
16.0% of votes
Total votes cast
5,91,218
Candidates
9
Seat history

2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHANDRABHAN BHAIYA
NDA (NDA)
2,71,86946.0%
2
TILAK SINGH LODHI
UPA
1,77,27430.0%
3
KUNVAR VIJAY BAHADUR SINGH BUNDELA
40,2416.8%
4
RAMKISHORE YADAV
37,1476.3%
5
ANIL TIWARI
Left
26,1164.4%
6
MAKUNDIRAM KUSHWAHA
IND
14,2302.4%
7
DASHRATH SINGH LODHI
13,1172.2%
8
DEO RAJ AHIRWAR
IND
6,8681.2%
9
ASHOK BHARTI SUMAN
IND
4,3560.7%

Low turnout (27th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
16.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.6% · min 2.4% · max 66.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
27th of 29

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.99
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 29

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
16th of 29

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.0%INC 30.0%SP 6.8%BSP 6.3%OTH 11.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.06 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,64,219
Density
173 / km²
Sex ratio
910 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,306 km²
SC population19.5%
ST population13.2%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.8%Other 6.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.6%
Electricity62.3%
Sanitation14.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.0%
Children fully vaccinated60.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.3%
Children underweight (under 5)32.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.1%
Women literate61.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.6%
Clean cooking fuel28.1%
Health insurance21.6%

What's nearby?

19 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Furniture - Wooden🏺Gram
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A hill Fort, Singargarh

🏛️MonumentASI

A hill Fort

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Fort, Deori

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort

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Fort, Dhamoni

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort

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Fort, Gourjhamar

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort

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Jain temples on the hills

🏛️MonumentASI

Jain temples on the hills

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Jatashankar Fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Jatashankar Fort

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Matha at Raneh

🏛️MonumentASI

Matha at Raneh

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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