Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 183 · 1993

Balaghat

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Winner — 1993

GAURI SHANKAR CHATURBHUJ BISEN

BJP· BJP

BJP 47.3%INC 43.4%16 others 9.3%

Votes

43,743

47.3% share

Winning margin

3,674

4.0% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

71.9%

of 1,28,534

A closely fought contest. GAURI SHANKAR CHATURBHUJ BISEN won with a 4.0% margin.

Seat history

⚖ Compare 1990 vs 1993

All Candidates

18 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	GAURI SHANKAR CHATURBHUJ BISEN	BJP BJP	43,743	47.3%	Inc
2	NAND KISHORE SHARMA	INC INC	40,069	43.4%
3	S.H. RIZAWI	BSP	1,546	1.7%	DL
4	GIRDHARI BAGHRECHA	IND	1,241	1.3%	DL
5	GANESH SHRILAL BHAJE	IND	1,004	1.1%	DL
6	KESHW DESHMUKH	JD Janata Dal	914	1.0%	DL
7	UMASHANKAR RAMLAL PARDHI	IND	837	0.9%	DL
8	UMESH BAGHRECHA	IND	621	0.7%	DL
9	DEEPAK PRAKASH CHAND JAIN	IND	522	0.6%	DL
10	GOVARDHAN PATLE ALIES HITLAR	IND	504	0.6%	DL
11	DHANESHWAR SHUKLA	IND	405	0.4%	DL
12	MUNIRUDDIN ALIES MUNIR BHAI	IND	236	0.3%	DL
13	HARLAL DESHMUKH	IND	230	0.3%	DL
14	ANIL MANGLANI	IND	163	0.2%	DL
15	KANHAIYALAL PARDHI	IND	122	0.1%	DL
16	HIRALAL PATLE	DDP	120	0.1%	DL
17	SAMMELAL SINGH DHRUWE	IND	88	0.1%	DL
18	HANIF BHAI QURESHI	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

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

safe

4.0%

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 47.3%INC 43.4%OTH 9.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

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?

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