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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 141 · 1957
Rajnandgaon
Winner — 1957
J. P. L. FRANCIS
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 43.8%INC 42.4%3 others 13.8%
Votes
9,383
43.8% share
Winning margin
308
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
41.4%
of 51,760
Rajnandgaon was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 308 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. P. L. FRANCIS | 9,383 | 43.8% | |
| 2 | EKNATH | 9,075 | 42.4% | |
| 3 | RAMADHIN | 1,092 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | NARAYAN TIWARI | 1,007 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | BUDHRAM | IND | 858 | 4.0% |
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 (103rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.7% · min 0.6% · max 60.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
103rd of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
202nd of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
119th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 43.8%INC 42.4%SCF 5.1%OTH 8.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,31,597
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,466 km²
SC population17.0%
ST population15.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.8%Muslim 9.0%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water20.3%
Electricity70.9%
Sanitation30.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.0%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.9%
Women literate75.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.6%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance41.0%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati Rice
Pre-historic rock shelters of Tajpura, Bineka etc
🏛️MonumentASI
Pre-historic rock shelters of Tajpura, Bineka etc
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.