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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 117 · 1985

Bilha

Winner — 1985

CHITRAKANT JAISWAL
INC· INC
INC 42.8%BJP 31.3%7 others 25.9%
Votes
15,742
42.8% share
Winning margin
4,230
11.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
44.5%
of 82,688

A clear win with a 11.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHITRAKANT JAISWAL
INC
15,74242.8%
2
VENSHI RELUMAL
BJP
11,51231.3%
3
SIYARAM KAUSHIK
IND
2,4066.5%
4
RAJ KUMAR TIWARI
Left
2,1315.8%
5
C. S. HANUMANT NADAM
IND
2,0215.5%
6
PREMDAS
IND
1,0973.0%
7
SHYAM SUNDER VERMA
IND
1,0412.8%
8
RAMNARAYAN
IND
4131.1%
9
MUNAI SINGH
IND
4051.1%

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 (34th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.3% · max 47.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
34th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
55th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
30th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.8%BJP 31.3%IND 6.5%CPI 5.8%IND 5.5%OTH 8.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,79,131
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,758 km²
SC population9.5%
ST population37.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 83.0%Other 9.8%Muslim 5.8%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.0%
Electricity73.0%
Sanitation21.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.5%
Children underweight (under 5)31.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.9%
Women literate71.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance44.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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