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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 163 · 1998

Bhilai

Winner — 1998

BADRUDDIN QURESHI
INC· INC
INC 43.3%BJP 39.0%18 others 17.8%
Votes
56,012
43.3% share
Winning margin
5,561
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
54.8%
of 2,36,486

A closely fought contest. BADRUDDIN QURESHI won with a 4.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BADRUDDIN QURESHI
INC
56,01243.3%
2
PREM PRAKASH PANDEY
NDA
50,45139.0%
3
SHYAM LAL SAHU
IND
8,8426.8%
4
BHAJAN SINGH NIRANKARI
IND
6,9195.3%
5
GAJENDRA JHA
1,9451.5%
6
CHANDRAKALA GAYAKWAD
CMM
9150.7%
7
BHARAT GAUR
7410.6%
8
R. S. VERMA
6770.5%
9
ASHOK MIRI
CPI(ML)(L)
6730.5%
10
RAMANAND YADAV
4390.3%
11
KRISHNA KUMAR
LSWP
3380.3%
12
S.D. YADAV
LD
2760.2%
13
ASHWANI
2620.2%
14
KANCHAN SINGH
2450.2%
15
RAMJI MAUR
IND
2440.2%
16
VIJAY GEDAM
IND
1330.1%
17
DR. RAMESH SAHU
AD
1320.1%
18
DAMYANTEE
SHSP
990.1%
19
TRILOK MISHRA
SJP(R)
970.1%
20
KAMIL ANTHONY
IND
590.1%

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 (7th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.3% · max 20.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
7th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
189th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
193rd of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.3%BJP 39.0%IND 6.8%IND 5.3%OTH 5.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,45,814
Density
251 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,153 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population3.5%
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What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.0%
Electricity67.6%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated71.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)26.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.3%
Women literate52.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.0%
Clean cooking fuel24.8%
Health insurance27.1%

What's nearby?

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