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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 126 · 2023
Chhindwara
Winner — 2023
Kamal Nath
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 56.3%BJP 40.8%10 others 2.9%
Votes
1,32,302
56.4% share
Winning margin
36,594
15.6% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
83.0%
of 2,82,801
Chhindwara is a safe seat — Kamal Nath won by 15.6%.
Seat history
3 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kamal Nath | INC (UPA) | 1,32,302 | 56.4% |
| 2 | Vivek Bunty Sahu | 95,708 | 40.8% | |
| 3 | Thakur Trivikram Hirpachi | 1,897 | 0.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,741 | 0.7% |
| 5 | Rajesh Tantrik (kushwaha) | ANSP | 867 | 0.4% |
| 6 | Subhash Shukla | IND | 617 | 0.3% |
| 7 | Mohan Bharteey | IND | 390 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Harsha Banode | IND | 339 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Mukesh Kakodiya | IND | 198 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Pramila Verma | IND | 157 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Ajay Nagwanshi | IND | 130 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Mohd. Parvez Qureshi | IND | 81 | 0.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (64th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.6% · max 39.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
64th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
201st of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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150th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.4%BJP 40.8%OTH 2.0%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.10 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,90,922
Density
177 / km²
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,815 km²
SC population11.1%
ST population36.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.0%Other 8.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water37.4%
Electricity78.7%
Sanitation25.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated65.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)32.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.7%
Women literate72.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel43.6%
Health insurance48.5%
What's nearby?
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