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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 103 · 1962

Bilaspur

Winner — 1962

RAMCHARAN RAI
INC· INC
INC 62.3%BJS 35.4%1 others 2.2%
Votes
23,679
62.3% share
Winning margin
10,214
26.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
54.9%
of 69,164

Bilaspur is a safe seat — RAMCHARAN RAI won by 26.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMCHARAN RAI
INC
23,67962.3%
2
MADAN LAL
13,46535.4%
3
SAMPATLAL
IND
8522.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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 (61st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
26.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.4% · min 2.1% · max 42.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
61st of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
7th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 62.3%BJS 35.4%OTH 2.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,04,524
Density
94 / km²
Sex ratio
1002 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,470 km²
SC population5.7%
ST population64.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.9%Other 11.9%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.8%
Electricity36.9%
Sanitation5.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.6%
Children fully vaccinated80.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.2%
Women literate63.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.1%
Clean cooking fuel12.1%
Health insurance47.2%

What's nearby?

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