Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 163 · 1985

Bhilai

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Winner — 1985

RAVI ARYA

INC· INC

INC 41.5%CPM 39.9%14 others 18.5%

Votes

31,839

41.5% share

Winning margin

1,231

1.6% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

53.8%

of 1,42,514

Bhilai was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 1,231 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

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All Candidates

16 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	RAVI ARYA	INC INC	31,839	41.5%
2	P. K. MOITRA	CPM Left	30,608	39.9%
3	VIJAISHINGH GUPTA	BJP BJP	9,393	12.3%	DL
4	L. R. NISHAD	IND	1,195	1.6%	DL
5	BODHANSINGH	JNP Janata	751	1.0%	DL
6	BHANWARLAL TIWARI	IND	588	0.8%	DL
7	LALLURAM YADAV	LKD Lok Dal	511	0.7%	DL
8	KISHORILAL SAHU	IND	373	0.5%	DL
9	R. D JOGANSH	IND	341	0.4%	DL
10	L. S. NAIR	IND	267	0.3%	DL
11	CHHABILAL NISHAD	IND	258	0.3%	DL
12	KAMALUDDIN HAFIZ	IND	163	0.2%	DL
13	BALIRAM SHARMA	IND	121	0.2%	DL
14	SHYAMDHAR VERMA	IND	102	0.1%	DL
15	SHIVANAND SINGH	IND	75	0.1%	DL
16	SURYADEO SINGH	IND	45	0.1%	DL

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.

The Record The Place The State

High turnout (7th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

lean

1.6%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 9.8% · min 0.3% · max 20.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

88%

lowerhigher

7th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

2.09

fewer partiesmore parties

189th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT

0.5%

lowerhigher

193rd of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES

INC 41.5%CPM 39.9%BJP 12.3%OTH 6.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

15,45,814

Density

251 / km²

Sex ratio

956 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

6,153 km²

SC population19.1%

ST population3.5%

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What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

93%HINDU

Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water13.0%

Electricity67.6%

Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births91.7%

Children fully vaccinated71.9%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%

Children underweight (under 5)26.8%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.3%

Women literate52.1%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.0%

Clean cooking fuel24.8%

Health insurance27.1%

What's nearby?

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