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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 132 · 1959 by-elections

Kawardha

Winner — 1959 by-elections

V. SINGH
IND
IND 68.6%INC 31.4%
Votes
21,514
68.6% share
Winning margin
11,687
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
2

Kawardha was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 11,687 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

2 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V. SINGH
IND
21,5140.0%
2
C. SINGH
9,8270.0%

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 (47th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 1.4% · max 48.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
47th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
103rd of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
17th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
6 seats · 4 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,75,362
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,043 km²
SC population10.1%
ST population42.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.6%Other 4.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.2%
Electricity70.6%
Sanitation24.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated80.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Children underweight (under 5)31.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.2%
Women literate72.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.0%
Health insurance51.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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