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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 172 · 1977

Rajnandgaon

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Winner — 1977

THAKUR DARBAR SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 47.8%INC 32.5%9 others 19.7%
Votes
19,711
47.8% share
Winning margin
6,321
15.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
58.6%
of 70,353

Rajnandgaon is a safe seat — THAKUR DARBAR SINGH won by 15.3%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
THAKUR DARBAR SINGH
JNP
Janata
19,71147.8%
2
BALBIR KHANUJA
INC
INC
13,39032.5%
3
RAMESH YAGNIK
CPI
Left
2,7986.8%
4
HARISCHNDRA RISHI
IND
2,0054.9%
5
DPMARSINGH SAHU
IND
1,6404.0%
6
DHANNALAL JAIN
IND
4631.1%
7
SHIVKUMAR SHASTRI
IND
4321.1%
8
J.P.L. FRANSIS
IND
2950.7%
9
RAMORASAD AGARWAL
IND
2770.7%
10
KESHAVSINGH SURYAVANI
IND
1060.3%
11
GOPIRAM SAHU
IND
1020.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (15th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
15.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 0.2% · max 36.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
15th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
186th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
187th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 47.8%INC 32.5%CPI 6.8%OTH 12.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,63,715
Density
223 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,020 km²
SC population18.7%
ST population17.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.3%
Electricity88.7%
Sanitation37.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated87.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.3%
Women literate64.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Clean cooking fuel51.0%
Health insurance35.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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