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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 99 · 1972
Bilha
Winner — 1972
CHITRAKANT JAISWAL
INC· Congress (R)
INC 41.4%IND 18.6%6 others 40.0%
Votes
11,830
41.4% share
Winning margin
6,515
22.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
45.3%
of 63,063
Bilha is a safe seat — CHITRAKANT JAISWAL won by 22.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHITRAKANT JAISWAL | Congress (R) | 11,830 | 41.4% |
| 2 | BHUVNESHWAR PRASAD GORHA | IND | 5,315 | 18.6% |
| 3 | RAMESHKUMAR GIRDHARILAL | IND | 4,147 | 14.5% |
| 4 | RAMKHILAVAN VERMA | Grand Alliance | 4,044 | 14.2% |
| 5 | BHANGI | IND | 2,236 | 7.8% |
| 6 | BALMAKUND AGRAWAL | IND | 604 | 2.1% |
| 7 | LAKHANLAL YADU | IND | 214 | 0.8% |
| 8 | VYASNARAYAN AVADHRAM | IND | 194 | 0.7% |
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.
Low turnout (203rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.9% · min 4.1% · max 44.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
203rd of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
206th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
76th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.4%IND 18.6%IND 14.5%BJS 14.2%IND 7.8%OTH 3.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,63,289
Density
473 / km²
Sex ratio
929 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,211 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population15.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.7%Muslim 8.3%Other 4.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water44.7%
Electricity87.8%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.0%
Children underweight (under 5)31.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate68.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.2%
Clean cooking fuel28.5%
Health insurance61.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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