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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 163 · 1980
Bhilai
Winner — 1980
PHOOLCHAND BAPNA
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 41.0%CPM 23.8%6 others 35.2%
Votes
20,967
41.0% share
Winning margin
8,790
17.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
44.3%
of 1,15,371
Bhilai is a safe seat — PHOOLCHAND BAPNA won by 17.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PHOOLCHAND BAPNA |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 20,967 | 41.0% |
| 2 | P. K. MOITRA | Left | 12,177 | 23.8% |
| 3 | VIJAY SINGH GUPTA | BJP | 11,157 | 21.8% |
| 4 | BALRAM DUBE | JNP(JP) | 4,644 | 9.1% |
| 5 | HARISH CHANDRA RAMRAKE | RPK | 1,239 | 2.4% |
| 6 | MARKANDE DUBE | JNP(SC) | 751 | 1.5% |
| 7 | DHARAMPAL | IND | 190 | 0.4% |
| 8 | GULAB SINGH | IND | 28 | 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
lean17.2%
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%
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193rd of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 41.0%CPM 23.8%BJP 21.8%JNP(JP) 9.1%OTH 4.3%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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