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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 115 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Chhindwara
Winner — 1957
NOKHELAL
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
VIDHYAWATI VIDYASHANKAR
INC· 14,064 votes
INC 33.3%INC 29.0%4 others 37.7%
Votes
16,114
33.3% share
Winning margin
10,429
21.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
23.3%
of 1,04,027
Chhindwara is a safe seat — NOKHELAL won by 21.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOKHELAL | 16,114 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | VIDHYAWATI VIDYASHANKAR | 14,064 | 29.0% | |
| 3 | DURGA PRASAD GANPAT JAMBOLKAR | IND | 5,685 | 11.7% |
| 4 | SUNDERLAL TIWARI | 4,635 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | CHAUDHARY GULABSINGH | IND | 4,218 | 8.7% |
| 6 | CHAITRAM BISNOO | 3,717 | 7.7% |
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.
High turnout (39th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe21.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.1% · min 0.2% · max 70.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
39th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
98th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
59th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.3%INC 29.0%IND 11.7%PSP 9.6%IND 8.7%PSP 7.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,79,131
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,758 km²
SC population9.5%
ST population37.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 83.0%Other 9.8%Muslim 5.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.0%
Electricity73.0%
Sanitation21.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.5%
Children underweight (under 5)31.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.9%
Women literate71.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance44.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cilantro
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