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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 172 · 1980
Rajnandgaon
Winner — 1980
KISHORILAL SHUKLA
IND
IND 53.9%INC(I) 28.5%5 others 17.6%
Votes
23,195
54.0% share
Winning margin
10,942
25.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
56.3%
of 76,380
Rajnandgaon is a safe seat — KISHORILAL SHUKLA won by 25.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KISHORILAL SHUKLA | IND | 23,195 | 54.0% |
| 2 | PASHA VAKIL |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 12,253 | 28.5% |
| 3 | SHYAM SUNDAR JAIN | BJP | 4,949 | 11.5% |
| 4 | BHAGWATI BABU | JNP(JP) | 1,262 | 2.9% |
| 5 | RAJESH RAMESHWAR NAGWANSHI | JNP(SC) | 735 | 1.7% |
| 6 | DAU CHANDRA BHUSHAN DAS | JNP(SR) | 365 | 0.8% |
| 7 | NARESH SHROTI | IND | 235 | 0.6% |
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 (15th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe25.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 0.2% · max 36.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
15th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
186th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
187th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 54.0%INC(I) 28.5%BJP 11.5%OTH 6.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,63,715
Density
223 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,020 km²
SC population18.7%
ST population17.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.3%
Electricity88.7%
Sanitation37.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated87.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.3%
Women literate64.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Clean cooking fuel51.0%
Health insurance35.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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