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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 178 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Chandrapur

Winner — 1957

SASHIBHUSHAN SINGH
IND
Also elected — same seat
VEDRAM
INC· 8,759 votes
IND 34.6%INC 21.1%5 others 44.3%
Votes
16,378
34.6% share
Winning margin
6,391
13.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
25.8%
of 91,828

A clear win with a 13.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SASHIBHUSHAN SINGH
IND
16,37834.6%
2
GAJANAN SHARMA
9,98721.1%
3
VEDRAM
8,75918.5%
4
SHAMBHUNATH
IND
4,76710.1%
5
RAGHUNANDAN PRASAD
IND
2,8986.1%
6
PURSHOTTAM
2,4415.2%
7
GOVINDPRASAD
2,0634.4%

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.

Average turnout (109th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.9% · max 45.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
109th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
187th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
60th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 34.6%INC 21.1%INC 18.5%IND 10.1%IND 6.1%BJS 5.2%OTH 4.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,10,061
Density
178 / km²
Sex ratio
943 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,352 km²
SC population11.9%
ST population35.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.3%Muslim 8.9%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.6%
Electricity76.3%
Sanitation26.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.2%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.4%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.8%
Women literate65.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.8%
Clean cooking fuel48.3%
Health insurance38.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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