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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 197 · 1980
Jabalpur West
Winner — 1980
CHANDRA KUMAR
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 58.1%BJP 34.9%7 others 7.0%
Votes
19,039
58.1% share
Winning margin
7,587
23.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
35.6%
of 92,126
Jabalpur West is a safe seat — CHANDRA KUMAR won by 23.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHANDRA KUMAR |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 19,039 | 58.1% |
| 2 | ONKAR PRASAD | BJP | 11,452 | 34.9% |
| 3 | ANIL SHARMA | JNP(SC) | 1,420 | 4.3% |
| 4 | GOPAL | IND | 400 | 1.2% |
| 5 | BALDEO SINGH | JNP(JP) | 166 | 0.5% |
| 6 | RAMA KANT | JNP(SR) | 120 | 0.4% |
| 7 | VIJAI KUMAR | IND | 103 | 0.3% |
| 8 | RAJBHAN SINGH | IND | 61 | 0.2% |
| 9 | J. N. SETH | IND | 24 | 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.
Average turnout (163rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe23.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 3.0% · max 38.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
163rd of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
168th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
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29th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 58.1%BJP 34.9%OTH 7.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,85,793
Density
268 / km²
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,153 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population55.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.8%Muslim 5.3%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.2%
Electricity83.3%
Sanitation30.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.2%
Women literate55.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.5%
Clean cooking fuel44.8%
Health insurance30.3%
What's nearby?
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