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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 157 · 1951
Melghat
Winner — 1951
BALKRISHNA MULCHAND BHANDARI
INC 35.4%IND 22.9%7 others 41.7%
Votes
8,668
35.4% share
Winning margin
3,054
12.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
48.5%
of 50,471
A clear win with a 12.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALKRISHNA MULCHAND BHANDARI | 8,668 | 35.4% | |
| 2 | BABU BIDU OLANGRAO | IND | 5,614 | 22.9% |
| 3 | GANGARAM RAOJI BODKHE | IND | 4,817 | 19.7% |
| 4 | MAMRAJ GAGANNATH KHANDELWAL | IND | 1,879 | 7.7% |
| 5 | JAGANNATH SITARAM AKAITE | 1,076 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | TRIMBUKRAO KASHIRAO ULHE | IND | 735 | 3.0% |
| 7 | VITHALPURI LAWANGPURI | 716 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | AMNATALI HABIULLAH | IND | 635 | 2.6% |
| 9 | HARIBHAU GOVINDRAO JOSHI | IND | 362 | 1.5% |
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 (40th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 0.6% · max 39.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
40th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
185th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
184th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.4%IND 22.9%IND 19.7%IND 7.7%OTH 14.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,11,332
Density
199 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,578 km²
SC population20.7%
ST population11.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.7%Muslim 10.5%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water17.0%
Electricity84.3%
Sanitation31.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated60.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.9%
Children underweight (under 5)27.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.3%
Women literate64.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.7%
Clean cooking fuel33.7%
Health insurance33.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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