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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 126 · 1977

Raipur Town

Winner — 1977

RAJANI D. P. UPASANE
JNP· Janata
JNP 41.5%INC 30.3%18 others 28.2%
Votes
17,925
41.5% share
Winning margin
4,860
11.3% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
53.6%
of 80,520

A clear win with a 11.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJANI D. P. UPASANE
Janata
17,92541.5%
2
SHARDA CHARAH RAGHUBAR PRASAD
INC
13,06530.3%
3
PRABHULAL VYAS BABLA
IND
4,0189.3%
4
SUDHIR MUKHERJEE
IND
3,1217.2%
5
MOHANLAL RAM KISAN
IND
1,2913.0%
6
KISHORE AHUJA
IND
1,0112.3%
7
CHHAGANLAL SAGAR
IND
7981.9%
8
MAJID KHAN VAHID KHAN
IND
4821.1%
9
KUNTAL KUMAR DURGABAKSH
2810.7%
10
NATHURAM GOSWAMI HARNARAYAN
RRP
2050.5%
11
GULAM HAIDARKHAN A. RAUF
IND
1920.5%
12
BASANT DIWAN
IND
1880.4%
13
RAJENDRA MARWAHA
IND
1790.4%
14
MANOHARLAL YADU JANGILAL
IND
950.2%
15
ABDUL RAHEEM ABDUL GAFOOR HAFIJ
IND
740.2%
16
KARANTI TRIVEDI
IND
650.1%
17
PURANMAL RUNGATA
IND
500.1%
18
SHEIKH HUSAIN ABDUL KADAR
IND
410.1%
19
BALMUKUND SOUDAGAR SHAH
IND
310.1%
20
LACHHMAN ASHARAM
IND
300.1%

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 (64th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.6% · max 39.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
64th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
201st of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
150th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 41.5%INC 30.3%IND 9.3%IND 7.2%OTH 11.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,90,922
Density
177 / km²
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,815 km²
SC population11.1%
ST population36.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.0%Other 8.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water37.4%
Electricity78.7%
Sanitation25.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated65.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)32.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.7%
Women literate72.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel43.6%
Health insurance48.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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