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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 183 · 1985

Balaghat

Winner — 1985

GOURISHANKAR BISEN CHATURBHUJ
BJP· BJP
BJP 53.4%INC 42.4%5 others 4.2%
Votes
35,807
53.4% share
Winning margin
7,392
11.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
67.5%
of 99,399

A clear win with a 11.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GOURISHANKAR BISEN CHATURBHUJ
BJP
35,80753.4%
2
SAYEEDA KHATAUN ( MEENA )
INC
28,41542.4%
3
DHARMRAJ
IND
1,0821.6%
4
VINOD KOCHAR
IND
7481.1%
5
RAMPRASAD KASAR
IND
5080.8%
6
AHMAD KHAN
Lok Dal
3360.5%
7
SUNIL KUMAR
IND
1570.2%

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 (57th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
11.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 0.5% · max 47.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
57th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
180th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
107th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.4%INC 42.4%OTH 4.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,73,046
Density
233 / km²
Sex ratio
965 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,025 km²
SC population11.2%
ST population39.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.1%Muslim 7.2%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water48.2%
Electricity83.0%
Sanitation22.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.8%
Children fully vaccinated77.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.4%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.1%
Women literate59.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.3%
Clean cooking fuel61.6%
Health insurance43.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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