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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 126 · 1985
Raipur Town
Winner — 1985
SWARUPCHAND JAIN
INC· INC
INC 61.6%BJP 22.0%7 others 16.4%
Votes
29,378
61.6% share
Winning margin
18,894
39.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
44.7%
of 1,06,776
Raipur Town is a safe seat — SWARUPCHAND JAIN won by 39.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWARUPCHAND JAIN | INC | 29,378 | 61.6% |
| 2 | VIRENDRA PANDEY | BJP | 10,484 | 22.0% |
| 3 | GULAM MOHAMMAD KHAN | IND | 3,821 | 8.0% |
| 4 | SADRUDDIN FARISHTA | Janata | 1,917 | 4.0% |
| 5 | INDUMATI BAJPAI | IND | 1,104 | 2.3% |
| 6 | RAM MURAT | IND | 369 | 0.8% |
| 7 | BHARATLAL SAHU | IND | 260 | 0.6% |
| 8 | KUNJ BIHARI | IND | 237 | 0.5% |
| 9 | LOKNATH GANDHI | IND | 113 | 0.2% |
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 (64th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean39.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.6% · max 39.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
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64th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
201st of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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150th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 61.6%BJP 22.0%IND 8.0%OTH 8.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,90,922
Density
177 / km²
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,815 km²
SC population11.1%
ST population36.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.0%Other 8.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water37.4%
Electricity78.7%
Sanitation25.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated65.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)32.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.7%
Women literate72.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel43.6%
Health insurance48.5%
What's nearby?
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