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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 138 · 1962Reserved (ST)

Bhilai

Winner — 1962

GOPAL SINGH
INC· INC
INC 54.3%PSP 26.4%2 others 19.2%
Votes
14,391
54.3% share
Winning margin
7,389
27.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
32.3%
of 82,004

Bhilai is a safe seat — GOPAL SINGH won by 27.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GOPAL SINGH
INC
14,39154.3%
2
YOMAN SINGH
Praja Socialist Party
7,00226.4%
3
ANANT SINGH
Left
2,92511.0%
4
LAXMI NARAYAN UIKE
2,1678.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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 (13th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
27.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 0.8% · max 42.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
13th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
170th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
65th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.3%PSP 26.4%CPI 11.0%BJS 8.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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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