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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 117 · 1993
Bilha
Winner — 1993
ASHOK RAO
INC· INC
INC 38.4%BJP 38.2%10 others 23.4%
Votes
27,149
38.4% share
Winning margin
187
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
62.5%
of 1,13,001
Bilha was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 187 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASHOK RAO | INC | 27,149 | 38.4% |
| 2 | DHARAM LAL KAUSHIK | BJP | 26,962 | 38.2% |
| 3 | SHALIK RAM BAHARADWAZ | 7,723 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | URMILA MARKO | 3,918 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | NEERA DEVI | Janata Dal | 1,932 | 2.7% |
| 6 | RAJ KUMAR TIWARI | CMM | 1,300 | 1.8% |
| 7 | PREM KUMAR | IND | 469 | 0.7% |
| 8 | SHAUKHI LAL | IND | 434 | 0.6% |
| 9 | PRAKASH SHANKAR RAO | 258 | 0.4% | |
| 10 | VIJAY MOHAN SHARMA | IND | 249 | 0.3% |
| 11 | SARWAR KHAN AZAD | 128 | 0.2% | |
| 12 | MATHUE JAHANE | IND | 127 | 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.
High turnout (34th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.3% · max 47.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
34th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
55th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
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30th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.4%BJP 38.2%BSP 10.9%GGP 5.5%OTH 6.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,79,131
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,758 km²
SC population9.5%
ST population37.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 83.0%Other 9.8%Muslim 5.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.0%
Electricity73.0%
Sanitation21.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.5%
Children underweight (under 5)31.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.9%
Women literate71.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance44.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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