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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 200 · 1972
Chhindwara
Winner — 1972
JAGDISH PRASAD CHANDRAKAR
INC· Congress (R)
INC 68.1%BJS 19.8%3 others 12.1%
Votes
20,129
68.1% share
Winning margin
14,279
48.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
39.4%
of 74,919
Chhindwara is a safe seat — JAGDISH PRASAD CHANDRAKAR won by 48.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAGDISH PRASAD CHANDRAKAR | Congress (R) | 20,129 | 68.1% |
| 2 | ROOP CHANDRARAI N RAI | Grand Alliance | 5,850 | 19.8% |
| 3 | RAMAKANT K. HALDULKAL |  FBL | 2,656 | 9.0% |
| 4 | GANESH PRASAD B. PRASAD | IND | 498 | 1.7% |
| 5 | LAXMIPRASAD P. PRASAD | IND | 412 | 1.4% |
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 (99th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean48.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.0% · max 48.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
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99th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
132nd of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
42nd of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 68.1%BJS 19.8%FBL 9.0%OTH 3.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,85,793
Density
268 / km²
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,153 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population55.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.8%Muslim 5.3%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.2%
Electricity83.3%
Sanitation30.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.2%
Women literate55.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.5%
Clean cooking fuel44.8%
Health insurance30.3%
What's nearby?
39 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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