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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 141 · 1962

Rajnandgaon

Winner — 1962

EKNATH
INC· INC
INC 38.6%PSP 28.0%6 others 33.4%
Votes
11,669
38.6% share
Winning margin
3,186
10.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
49.9%
of 60,631

A clear win with a 10.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
EKNATH
INC
11,66938.6%
2
J. P. L. M. FRANCIS
Praja Socialist Party
8,48328.0%
3
RAMESHCHAND YAGNIK
Left
3,36211.1%
4
HAZARIMAL
2,1267.0%
5
MURLIMANOHAR MISHRA
IND
1,4975.0%
6
RAM KRISHNA
IND
1,4834.9%
7
WASUDEO RAJIMWALA
IND
1,2744.2%
8
BANSHILAL RAMTEKE
IND
3701.2%

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.

Average turnout (103rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.7% · min 0.6% · max 60.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
103rd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
202nd of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
119th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.6%PSP 28.0%CPI 11.1%BJS 7.0%OTH 15.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,31,597
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 vaccinatedNOT 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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati Rice
Pre-historic rock shelters of Tajpura, Bineka etc

Pre-historic rock shelters of Tajpura, Bineka etc

🏛️MonumentASI

Pre-historic rock shelters of Tajpura, Bineka etc

i) Savite Temple

i) Savite Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

i) Savite Temple

🏛️

ii) Ancient remains, rock engraving

🏛️MonumentASI

ii) Ancient remains, rock engraving

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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