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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 200 · 1967
Chhindwara
Winner — 1967
V. V. MEHTA
INC· INC
INC 47.5%BJS 32.5%9 others 19.9%
Votes
12,157
47.5% share
Winning margin
3,838
15.0% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
37.9%
of 67,444
Chhindwara is a safe seat — V. V. MEHTA won by 15.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. V. MEHTA | INC | 12,157 | 47.5% |
| 2 | V. PATNI | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 8,319 | 32.5% |
| 3 | NAINSINGH | IND | 1,042 | 4.1% |
| 4 | R. K. HALDULKAR | IND | 1,023 | 4.0% |
| 5 | S. JAMKAR | IND | 1,019 | 4.0% |
| 6 | K. A. SANCHETILAL | IND | 567 | 2.2% |
| 7 | D. D. CHARNAGAR | Samyukta Socialist Party | 363 | 1.4% |
| 8 | G. SHRIVASTAVA | IND | 344 | 1.4% |
| 9 | A. MISHRA | IND | 274 | 1.1% |
| 10 | R. SOMLAL | IND | 240 | 0.9% |
| 11 | S. D. TIWARI | Praja Socialist Party | 225 | 0.9% |
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 (99th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.0% · max 48.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
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99th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
132nd of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
42nd of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.5%BJS 32.5%OTH 19.9%
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?
39 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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