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Madhya Pradesh · PC 16 · 2014

Chhindwara

Winner — Lok Sabha 2014

KAMAL NATH
INC· UPA (UPA)
INC 50.5%BJP 40.0%12 others 9.4%
Votes
5,59,755
50.5% share
Winning margin
1,16,537
10.5% of votes
Total votes cast
11,07,498
Candidates
14
Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAMAL NATH
INC
UPA (UPA)
5,59,75550.5%
2
CHOUDHARY CHANDRABHAN KUBER SINGH
BJP
NDA
4,43,21840.0%
3
PARDESHI HARTAPSHAH TIRGAM
GGP
25,6282.3%
—
NOTA
NOTA
25,4992.3%
5
SITARAM SAREYAM
IND
12,7621.1%
6
NITINKUMAR SAHU
BSP
12,2411.1%
7
DHANIRAM YADUVANSHI
IND
6,6010.6%
8
MAHESH MADHAVLAL DUBEY
AAP
5,6960.5%
9
DWARKA PRASAD PAHADE
IND
3,4500.3%
10
JALASRAM NAGWANSHI
IND
3,1170.3%
11
RAMESH PATIL
APoI
2,8720.3%
12
ARVIND DONGRE
BMUP
2,4840.2%
13
ER. KRIPA SHANKAR YADAV
IND
2,1400.2%
14
SUBHASH SHUKLA
SP
2,0350.2%
The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 1.0% · max 46.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
1st of 29

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 29

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
14th of 29

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.5%BJP 40.0%OTH 7.1%NOTA 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,90,922
Density
177 / km²
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,815 km²
SC population11.1%
ST population36.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.0%Other 8.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water37.4%
Electricity78.7%
Sanitation25.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated65.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)32.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.7%
Women literate72.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel43.6%
Health insurance48.5%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Oranges & Orange Products
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Gond Fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Gond Fort

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