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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOURISHANKAR BISEN CHATURBHUJ | BJP | 35,807 | 53.4% |
| 2 | SAYEEDA KHATAUN ( MEENA ) | INC | 28,415 | 42.4% |
| 3 | DHARMRAJ | IND | 1,082 | 1.6% |
| 4 | VINOD KOCHAR | IND | 748 | 1.1% |
| 5 | RAMPRASAD KASAR | IND | 508 | 0.8% |
| 6 | AHMAD KHAN | Lok Dal | 336 | 0.5% |
| 7 | SUNIL KUMAR | IND | 157 | 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 (57th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe11.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 0.5% · max 47.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
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57th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
180th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
107th of 230Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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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