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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 168 · 1957

Bilaspur

Winner — 1957

SHIVDULARE
INC· INC
INC 46.3%BJS 42.4%1 others 11.3%
Votes
12,057
46.3% share
Winning margin
1,022
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
45.1%
of 57,734

A closely fought contest. SHIVDULARE won with a 3.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHIVDULARE
12,05746.3%
2
MADAN LAL
11,03542.4%
3
KUNJBIHARILAL
IND
2,93111.3%

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 (37th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 2.8% · max 33.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
37th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
166th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
164th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.3%BJS 42.4%IND 11.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,12,681
Density
244 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,195 km²
SC population23.4%
ST population2.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.3%Muslim 11.6%Other 1.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.3%
Electricity78.0%
Sanitation23.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.1%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.8%
Children underweight (under 5)27.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.8%
Women literate58.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Clean cooking fuel37.7%
Health insurance34.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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