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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 140 · 1972
Bhilai
Winner — 1972
PHOOLCHAND BAFNA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 55.7%BJS 22.0%13 others 22.3%
Votes
31,948
55.7% share
Winning margin
19,321
33.7% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
58.7%
of 97,650
Bhilai is a safe seat — PHOOLCHAND BAFNA won by 33.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PHOOLCHAND BAFNA | Congress (R) | 31,948 | 55.7% |
| 2 | BISHAL PRASAD | Grand Alliance | 12,627 | 22.0% |
| 3 | DEVSHARAN DUBE | 4,702 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | T. ACHYUT MENON | IND | 2,259 | 3.9% |
| 5 | SHISHIRKUMAR GEORGE | IND | 1,779 | 3.1% |
| 6 | H. C. SADASHIV RAMTEKO | IND | 1,269 | 2.2% |
| 7 | SURESH CHANDRA | IND | 684 | 1.2% |
| 8 | VISHWAMITRA KASHIK | IND | 394 | 0.7% |
| 9 | B. VIJIYAN | IND | 348 | 0.6% |
| 10 | RAMNARAYAN MISHRA | IND | 330 | 0.6% |
| 11 | SHARAN CHANDRA THAKUR | IND | 309 | 0.5% |
| 12 | L .S. NAIR | IND | 244 | 0.4% |
| 13 | GIRJANAND JHA | IND | 216 | 0.4% |
| 14 | KRISHNAKANT MISHRA | IND | 178 | 0.3% |
| 15 | BASANT KRISHNA THAKUR | IND | 77 | 0.1% |
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
safe33.7%
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 55.7%BJS 22.0%SOP 8.2%OTH 14.1%
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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