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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 131 · 1972Reserved (ST)
Jagdalpur
Winner — 1972
BALIRAM KASHYAP MAHADEV
BJS· Grand Alliance
BJS 49.5%INC 32.5%3 others 18.0%
Votes
14,820
49.5% share
Winning margin
5,088
17.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
41.2%
of 72,631
Jagdalpur is a safe seat — BALIRAM KASHYAP MAHADEV won by 17.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALIRAM KASHYAP MAHADEV | Grand Alliance | 14,820 | 49.5% |
| 2 | SUKHRAMSINGH BENDORAM | Congress (R) | 9,732 | 32.5% |
| 3 | BHURSURAM BADE GAGRU | IND | 2,400 | 8.0% |
| 4 | SHYAMSUNDAR SAMNATH | IND | 1,625 | 5.4% |
| 5 | DHANSAI LAKHMU BHAVANI | 1,351 | 4.5% |
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 (68th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 2.6% · max 51.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
68th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
164th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
40th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 49.5%INC 32.5%IND 8.0%IND 5.4%OTH 4.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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