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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 140 · 1967
Bhilai
Winner — 1967
D. S. GUPTA
INC· INC
INC 45.6%BJS 18.2%7 others 36.2%
Votes
18,796
45.6% share
Winning margin
11,298
27.4% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
52.0%
of 79,268
Bhilai is a safe seat — D. S. GUPTA won by 27.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D. S. GUPTA | INC | 18,796 | 45.6% |
| 2 | S. SADHU | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 7,498 | 18.2% |
| 3 | B. S. YADU | Left | 5,168 | 12.6% |
| 4 | S. MUKHERJEE | Left | 3,832 | 9.3% |
| 5 | C. DESAI | Praja Socialist Party | 3,365 | 8.2% |
| 6 | C. S. CHANE | IND | 956 | 2.3% |
| 7 | V. K. THAKUR | IND | 812 | 2.0% |
| 8 | R. DUTTA | Samyukta Socialist Party | 435 | 1.1% |
| 9 | G. PANCHGADE | IND | 327 | 0.8% |
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 (75th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe27.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 1.3% · max 35.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
75th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
184th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
91st of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.6%BJS 18.2%CPM 12.6%CPI 9.3%PSP 8.2%OTH 6.1%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati Rice
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