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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 125 · 1977
Chandrapur
Winner — 1977
BHAWANILAL VARMA
INC· INC
INC 77.0%JNP 18.9%3 others 4.1%
Votes
32,631
77.0% share
Winning margin
24,599
58.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
59.4%
of 71,357
Chandrapur is a safe seat — BHAWANILAL VARMA won by 58.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHAWANILAL VARMA | INC | 32,631 | 77.0% |
| 2 | RAMESHWAR PRASAD | Janata | 8,032 | 18.9% |
| 3 | LAKHAN LAL | IND | 760 | 1.8% |
| 4 | RAMSUBARN JAISWAL | IND | 618 | 1.5% |
| 5 | NARSINGHLAL UGRASEN | IND | 359 | 0.8% |
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.
High turnout (6th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe58.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.1% · min 2.6% · max 74.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
6th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
46th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 77.0%JNP 18.9%OTH 4.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,90,922
Density
177 / km²
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,815 km²
SC population11.1%
ST population36.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.0%Other 8.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water37.4%
Electricity78.7%
Sanitation25.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated65.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)32.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.7%
Women literate72.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel43.6%
Health insurance48.5%
What's nearby?
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