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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 51 · 19512 seats · 1 ST
Balod
Winner — 1951
K. L. GUMASTA
Also elected — same seat
DARAMBAI
INC· 24,606 votes
INC 31.9%INC 27.0%5 others 41.2%
Votes
29,064
31.9% share
Winning margin
17,817
19.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
43.2%
of 1,05,464
Balod is a safe seat — K. L. GUMASTA won by 19.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. L. GUMASTA | 29,064 | 31.9% | |
| 2 | DARAMBAI | 24,606 | 27.0% | |
| 3 | KRISHNARAO | IND | 11,247 | 12.3% |
| 4 | UDAIRAM | IND | 9,774 | 10.7% |
| 5 | DAHARSINGH | 6,585 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | INDRAJIT | 6,583 | 7.2% | |
| 7 | V. D. DESHPANDE | 3,344 | 3.7% |
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.
Average turnout (166th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 1.7% · max 32.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
166th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
67th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
138th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.9%INC 27.0%IND 12.3%IND 10.7%SP 7.2%SP 7.2%OTH 3.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,62,375
Density
203 / km²
Sex ratio
883 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,687 km²
SC population23.0%
ST population4.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.2%Other 4.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity47.5%
Sanitation15.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.2%
Children fully vaccinated72.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Children underweight (under 5)34.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.5%
Women literate60.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel30.1%
Health insurance17.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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