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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 178 · 1959 by-elections
Chandrapur
Winner — 1959 by-elections
RATAN SINGH
INC 65.0%IND 28.3%2 others 6.7%
Votes
16,107
65.0% share
Winning margin
9,097
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Chandrapur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 9,097 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RATAN SINGH | 16,107 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | M. WASHI | IND | 7,010 | 0.0% |
| 3 | M. WASHI | IND | 915 | 0.0% |
| 4 | HEMLAL | 745 | 0.0% |
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?
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lean0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.9% · max 45.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
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109th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
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187th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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60th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
6 seats · 4 majority
How did the vote split?
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— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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?
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