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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 167 · 1980 by-elections
Balod
Winner — 1980 by-elections
H.L.SONBAIR
INC(I)
INC(I) 45.8%JNP(JP) 27.2%4 others 27.0%
Votes
21,735
45.8% share
Winning margin
8,802
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Balod was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 8,802 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H.L.SONBAIR |  INC(I) | 21,735 | 0.0% |
| 2 | J.L.TAWARI | JNP(JP) | 12,933 | 0.0% |
| 3 | B.S.SAHU | IND | 8,176 | 0.0% |
| 4 | A.CHAUDHRY | JNP(SC) | 2,335 | 0.0% |
| 5 | N.R.PAWAR | IND | 1,219 | 0.0% |
| 6 | J.LAL | IND | 1,077 | 0.0% |
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 (28th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
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MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.0% · max 44.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
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28th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
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119th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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153rd of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
5 seats · 3 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,12,681
Density
244 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,195 km²
SC population23.4%
ST population2.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.3%Muslim 11.6%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.3%
Electricity78.0%
Sanitation23.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.1%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.8%
Children underweight (under 5)27.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.8%
Women literate58.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Clean cooking fuel37.7%
Health insurance34.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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