Back to Madhya Pradesh 1980 map
Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 62 · 1980
Chitrakoot
Winner — 1980
RAM CHANDRA BAJPAYEE
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 47.2%JNP(JP) 39.5%6 others 13.3%
Votes
20,920
47.2% share
Winning margin
3,387
7.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
54.3%
of 81,734
A clear win with a 7.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM CHANDRA BAJPAYEE |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 20,920 | 47.2% |
| 2 | RAMNAND SINGH | JNP(JP) | 17,533 | 39.5% |
| 3 | JAGANNATH SINGH | JNP(SC) | 1,936 | 4.4% |
| 4 | RAM SHIROMANI | IND | 1,832 | 4.1% |
| 5 | SATANAND | IND | 1,030 | 2.3% |
| 6 | DEV MANI | JNP(SR) | 711 | 1.6% |
| 7 | SWAMI SINGH | IND | 296 | 0.7% |
| 8 | GULAB SINGH | IND | 104 | 0.2% |
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.
Low turnout (192nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 1.2% · max 45.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
192nd of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
179th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 47.2%JNP(JP) 39.5%OTH 13.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,28,935
Density
297 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,502 km²
SC population17.9%
ST population14.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.8%Other 3.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.7%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation29.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.5%
Children fully vaccinated76.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)31.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate69.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.9%
Clean cooking fuel35.2%
Health insurance22.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Tomato
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.