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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 163 · 1977
Bhilai
Winner — 1977
DINKAR DHAGE
JNP· Janata
JNP 53.6%INC 38.9%11 others 7.5%
Votes
26,975
53.6% share
Winning margin
7,381
14.7% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
49.4%
of 1,01,936
A clear win with a 14.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DINKAR DHAGE | Janata | 26,975 | 53.6% |
| 2 | PHULCHAND BAFNA | INC | 19,594 | 38.9% |
| 3 | SATYENDRA SADHU | IND | 1,384 | 2.8% |
| 4 | PRAKASH RAM | IND | 860 | 1.7% |
| 5 | GOURISHANKAR | IND | 371 | 0.7% |
| 6 | KAMALUDDIN HAFIZ | IND | 330 | 0.7% |
| 7 | P. K. MAHESHKAR | IND | 243 | 0.5% |
| 8 | JAGRAMSINGH | IND | 181 | 0.4% |
| 9 | VIJIAN | IND | 139 | 0.3% |
| 10 | N. P. SHARMA | IND | 79 | 0.2% |
| 11 | P. K. SEN GUPTA | IND | 79 | 0.2% |
| 12 | VIDYUT KUMAR SEN GUPTA | IND | 57 | 0.1% |
| 13 | RAMBAHADUR SINGH | IND | 43 | 0.1% |
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 (7th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.3% · max 20.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
7th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
189th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
193rd of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 53.6%INC 38.9%OTH 7.5%
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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