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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 136 · 1957 by-elections
Bhilai
Winner — 1957 by-elections
G. SINGH
INC 72.3%PSP 27.7%
Votes
17,359
72.3% share
Winning margin
10,695
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
2
Bhilai was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 10,695 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total
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 (42nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 0.8% · max 51.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
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42nd of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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67th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority
How did the vote split?
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— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,41,350
Density
185 / km²
Sex ratio
914 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,703 km²
SC population16.5%
ST population15.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water25.8%
Electricity78.4%
Sanitation48.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.8%
Children fully vaccinated73.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.8%
Children underweight (under 5)27.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel47.3%
Health insurance28.6%
What's nearby?
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