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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 158 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Mahasamund

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Winner — 1957

NEMICHAND
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
MIRI BAJIRAO
INC· 17,638 votes
INC 27.8%INC 22.8%8 others 49.4%
Votes
21,527
27.8% share
Winning margin
10,206
13.2% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
45.4%
of 85,252

A clear win with a 13.2% margin.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1951 vs 1957

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NEMICHAND
INC
21,52727.8%
2
MIRI BAJIRAO
INC
17,63822.8%
3
PURSHOTTAMLAL DHALURAM
PSP
11,32114.6%
4
NARAYAN BHONGLU
PSP
8,73011.3%
5
RAMLAL SOBHARAM
SCF
4,1955.4%
6
RAMESAR
SCF
3,9065.0%
7
PHOOLSINGH
BJS
3,4764.5%
8
NARAYAN PRASAD
IND
2,7053.5%
9
KHEDU PRASAD
IND
2,0872.7%
10
RAMLAL
IND
1,7402.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (11th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.5% · max 38.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
11th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
175th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
167th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 27.8%INC 22.8%PSP 14.6%PSP 11.3%SCF 5.4%SCF 5.0%OTH 12.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Wooden Toys and Handicraft

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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