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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 160 · 1972

Balaghat

Winner — 1972

NANDKISHOR
INC· Congress (R)
INC 70.3%BJS 15.5%3 others 14.2%
Votes
33,714
70.3% share
Winning margin
26,293
54.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
65.4%
of 73,355

Balaghat is a safe seat — NANDKISHOR won by 54.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NANDKISHOR
Congress (R)
33,71470.3%
2
SASHIKALA BAI
Grand Alliance
7,42115.5%
3
PANCHAM
IND
4,1128.6%
4
RAMCHARAN
IND
2,4385.1%
5
SHANKARLAL
IND
2690.6%

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 (52nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
54.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.6% · min 1.3% · max 55.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
52nd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
194th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
196th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 70.3%BJS 15.5%IND 8.6%IND 5.1%OTH 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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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