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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 183 · 1980
Balaghat
Winner — 1980
SURENDRA NATH KHARE
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 51.3%IND 29.8%6 others 18.9%
Votes
25,465
51.3% share
Winning margin
10,665
21.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
57.7%
of 86,027
Balaghat is a safe seat — SURENDRA NATH KHARE won by 21.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURENDRA NATH KHARE |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 25,465 | 51.3% |
| 2 | GOURISHANKAR CHATURBHUJ | IND | 14,800 | 29.8% |
| 3 | PRATAP PRABHAKAR MARDIKAR | BJP | 3,985 | 8.0% |
| 4 | RAMSWAROOP SHUKLA | JNP(SC) | 2,597 | 5.2% |
| 5 | SHIVDAYAL SHARANG S/O DASARAM SHARNAGAT | IND | 1,360 | 2.7% |
| 6 | DHURANLAL TULSIRAM | IND | 768 | 1.6% |
| 7 | SHEEL ANAND | IND | 447 | 0.9% |
| 8 | VIRENDRA BALKRIHNA | IND | 239 | 0.5% |
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.
Average turnout (57th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe21.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 0.5% · max 47.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
57th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
180th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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107th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 51.3%IND 29.8%BJP 8.0%JNP(SC) 5.2%OTH 5.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,73,046
Density
233 / km²
Sex ratio
965 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,025 km²
SC population11.2%
ST population39.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.1%Muslim 7.2%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water48.2%
Electricity83.0%
Sanitation22.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.8%
Children fully vaccinated77.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.4%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.1%
Women literate59.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.3%
Clean cooking fuel61.6%
Health insurance43.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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