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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 160 · 1972
Balaghat
Winner — 1972
NANDKISHOR
INC· Congress (R)
INC 70.3%BJS 15.5%3 others 14.2%
Votes
33,714
70.3% share
Winning margin
26,293
54.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
65.4%
of 73,355
Balaghat is a safe seat — NANDKISHOR won by 54.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NANDKISHOR | Congress (R) | 33,714 | 70.3% |
| 2 | SASHIKALA BAI | Grand Alliance | 7,421 | 15.5% |
| 3 | PANCHAM | IND | 4,112 | 8.6% |
| 4 | RAMCHARAN | IND | 2,438 | 5.1% |
| 5 | SHANKARLAL | IND | 269 | 0.6% |
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 (52nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe54.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.6% · min 1.3% · max 55.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
52nd of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
194th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
196th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 70.3%BJS 15.5%IND 8.6%IND 5.1%OTH 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,45,814
Density
251 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,153 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population3.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.0%
Electricity67.6%
Sanitation15.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated71.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)26.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.3%
Women literate52.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.0%
Clean cooking fuel24.8%
Health insurance27.1%
What's nearby?
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