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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 111 · 2008
Balaghat
Winner — 2008
GOURISHANKAR CHATURBHUJ BISEN
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 32.9%INC 23.9%24 others 43.2%
Votes
41,344
32.9% share
Winning margin
11,376
9.1% of votes
Total candidates
26
Turnout
78.2%
of 1,60,561
A clear win with a 9.1% margin.
Seat history
5 of 26 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
26 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOURISHANKAR CHATURBHUJ BISEN | BJP (NDA) | 41,344 | 32.9% |
| 2 | ASHOK SINGH SARSWAR | UPA | 29,968 | 23.9% |
| 3 | ANUBHA MUNJARE | 28,658 | 22.8% | |
| 4 | RAJESH PATHAK | BSP | 15,614 | 12.4% |
| 5 | GEETA BRAMHE | IND | 2,112 | 1.7% |
| 6 | ABDUL HAQ | 907 | 0.7% | |
| 7 | GURUPRASAD | IND | 811 | 0.7% |
| 8 | SANDEEP SANTRAM | IND | 631 | 0.5% |
| 9 | GEETA DONGRE | IND | 624 | 0.5% |
| 10 | THANENDRA THAKRE | BJSH | 571 | 0.5% |
| 11 | LOCHANSINGH DESHMUKH | Samajwadi Party | 510 | 0.4% |
| 12 | SATYAWAN WASNIK | IND | 389 | 0.3% |
| 13 | M. R. KHAN | IND | 365 | 0.3% |
| 14 | VIJAY BEDI (BIJJU BHAIYA) | GMS | 341 | 0.3% |
| 15 | GOVERDHAN PATLE ALIAS HITLER | IND | 337 | 0.3% |
| 16 | DURGA PRASAD BISEN ADHIVAKTA | NDA | 298 | 0.2% |
| 17 | PITAMLAL LILHARE | IND | 276 | 0.2% |
| 18 | KALURAM DASHRIYE | IND | 270 | 0.2% |
| 19 | RUPLAL | IND | 262 | 0.2% |
| 20 | KALICHARAN VAIDYA | IND | 260 | 0.2% |
| 21 | GHANSHYAM | IND | 200 | 0.2% |
| 22 | RAJESH TEMBHRE | IND | 180 | 0.1% |
| 23 | AJAY KUMAR ALIAS ANJU KASAR | IND | 169 | 0.1% |
| 24 | ANJU UIKEY | IND | 161 | 0.1% |
| 25 | O. P. NEMA | IND | 157 | 0.1% |
| 26 | PRAKASH MESHRAM | IND | 131 | 0.1% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (35th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.5% · min 0.2% · max 59.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
35th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
146th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
220th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 32.9%INC 23.9%SHS 22.8%BSP 12.4%OTH 7.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/26
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.02 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,01,698
Density
184 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,229 km²
SC population7.4%
ST population22.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.3%Other 10.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water9.7%
Electricity70.5%
Sanitation18.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.1%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Children underweight (under 5)44.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.6%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.4%
Clean cooking fuel31.1%
Health insurance68.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Chinnaur Rice
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