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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 197 · 1962
Chhindwara
Winner — 1962
VIDYAWATI VIDYASHANKER METHA
INC· INC
INC 39.8%BJS 16.6%7 others 43.6%
Votes
9,252
39.8% share
Winning margin
5,398
23.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
39.1%
of 59,487
Chhindwara is a safe seat — VIDYAWATI VIDYASHANKER METHA won by 23.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIDYAWATI VIDYASHANKER METHA | INC | 9,252 | 39.8% |
| 2 | KUBER SINGH ONKAR SINGH | 3,854 | 16.6% | |
| 3 | HARKISHANLAL JAGANNATH PRASAD | IND | 2,541 | 10.9% |
| 4 | ROOPCHAND NATHULAL | IND | 2,121 | 9.1% |
| 5 | SUNDERLAL DURGA PRASAD | Praja Socialist Party | 2,113 | 9.1% |
| 6 | MADAN GOPAL LAXMI PRASAD | IND | 2,052 | 8.8% |
| 7 | DALCHAND DAYACHAND CHARNAGAR | FB | 538 | 2.3% |
| 8 | WAMAN NARAYAN | REP | 412 | 1.8% |
| 9 | TH. KISHAN SINGH PADAMSINGH | IND | 370 | 1.6% |
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 (163rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe23.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 3.0% · max 38.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
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163rd of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
168th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
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29th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.8%BJS 16.6%IND 10.9%IND 9.1%PSP 9.1%IND 8.8%OTH 5.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,85,793
Density
268 / km²
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,153 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population55.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.8%Muslim 5.3%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.2%
Electricity83.3%
Sanitation30.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.2%
Women literate55.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.5%
Clean cooking fuel44.8%
Health insurance30.3%
What's nearby?
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