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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 160 · 1967
Balaghat
Winner — 1967
N. SHARMA
INC· INC
INC 58.4%BJS 12.0%4 others 29.6%
Votes
21,343
58.4% share
Winning margin
16,969
46.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
54.8%
of 66,652
Balaghat is a safe seat — N. SHARMA won by 46.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. SHARMA | INC | 21,343 | 58.4% |
| 2 | V. KUMAR | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 4,374 | 12.0% |
| 3 | S. LIKHAN | Left | 4,253 | 11.6% |
| 4 | S. SHARMA | Praja Socialist Party | 4,073 | 11.2% |
| 5 | J. SAHESRAM | IND | 1,422 | 3.9% |
| 6 | S. RAMPRASAD | IND | 1,067 | 2.9% |
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 (52nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe46.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.6% · min 1.3% · max 55.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
52nd of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
194th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
196th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 58.4%BJS 12.0%CPI 11.6%PSP 11.2%OTH 6.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,45,814
Density
251 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,153 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population3.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.0%
Electricity67.6%
Sanitation15.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated71.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)26.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.3%
Women literate52.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.0%
Clean cooking fuel24.8%
Health insurance27.1%
What's nearby?
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