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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 172 · 1985
Rajnandgaon
Winner — 1985
BALBIR KHANUJA
INC· INC
INC 54.0%IND 20.6%8 others 25.5%
Votes
24,815
54.0% share
Winning margin
15,354
33.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
53.0%
of 86,716
Rajnandgaon is a safe seat — BALBIR KHANUJA won by 33.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALBIR KHANUJA | INC | 24,815 | 54.0% |
| 2 | PREM NARAYAN VERMA | IND | 9,461 | 20.6% |
| 3 | LILARAM BHOJWANI | BJP | 7,928 | 17.2% |
| 4 | JOSEPH PETER LEO ( JPL FRANCIS ) | Janata | 1,657 | 3.6% |
| 5 | RAMKRISHNA NIRWANI | IND | 548 | 1.2% |
| 6 | NARESH SHROTI | IND | 473 | 1.0% |
| 7 | RAM BISHAL SHARMA | Lok Dal | 397 | 0.9% |
| 8 | MORADHWAJ LAL SAHU | IND | 332 | 0.7% |
| 9 | CHAMELI YADAV | IND | 218 | 0.5% |
| 10 | RAJMAL BHANSALI | IND | 164 | 0.4% |
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 (15th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe33.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 0.2% · max 36.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
15th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
186th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
187th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.0%IND 20.6%BJP 17.2%OTH 8.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,63,715
Density
223 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,020 km²
SC population18.7%
ST population17.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.3%
Electricity88.7%
Sanitation37.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated87.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.3%
Women literate64.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Clean cooking fuel51.0%
Health insurance35.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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