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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 148 · 1972

Rajnandgaon

Winner — 1972

KISHORILAL
INC· Congress (R)
INC 50.3%SOP 29.5%4 others 20.2%
Votes
19,201
50.3% share
Winning margin
7,939
20.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
52.0%
of 73,367

Rajnandgaon is a safe seat — KISHORILAL won by 20.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KISHORILAL
Congress (R)
19,20150.3%
2
J. P. L. FRANCIS
11,26229.5%
3
REKHAB CHAND PAREKH
Grand Alliance
3,7709.9%
4
BAJI RAO
IND
3,0077.9%
5
VIDHYA BHUSHAN THAKUR
IND
4621.2%
6
ABHA BRAMHACHARI
IND
4611.2%

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 (97th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
20.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 0.7% · max 63.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
97th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
156th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
171st of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.3%SOP 29.5%BJS 9.9%IND 7.9%OTH 2.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,58,875
Density
198 / km²
Sex ratio
896 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,371 km²
SC population20.0%
ST population4.6%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 10.3%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.9%
Electricity61.0%
Sanitation24.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.6%
Children fully vaccinated78.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.5%
Children underweight (under 5)34.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.5%
Women literate64.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.8%
Clean cooking fuel31.8%
Health insurance48.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Farm Equipment

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