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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 183 · 1990

Balaghat

Winner — 1990

GAURI SHANKAR BISEN
BJP· BJP
BJP 42.6%INC 18.0%15 others 39.4%
Votes
35,096
42.6% share
Winning margin
20,234
24.6% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
66.4%
of 1,24,128

Balaghat is a safe seat — GAURI SHANKAR BISEN won by 24.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GAURI SHANKAR BISEN
BJP
35,09642.6%
2
BHIKAM SHARMA
INC
14,86218.0%
3
DEO SINGH TEKAM
7,8429.5%
4
KHEM CHAND BRAHME
KSM
6,7618.2%
5
KESHAV SUKH LAL DESHMUKH
IND
6,1977.5%
6
SHEEL ANAND
IND
5,7537.0%
7
SUSHIL SHUKLA
IND
1,8222.2%
8
YURAJ LANGE
1,2021.5%
9
GENDLAL SHABIR
IND
7050.9%
10
JAI PRAKASH JODHRAJ
IND
5610.7%
11
SONEKAR LANGE
IND
4550.6%
12
MUNIRUDDIN
IND
4450.5%
13
PUSHPA RAJENDRA MISHRA
IND
2180.3%
14
MOHD. SABBIR AHMAD
IND
1350.2%
15
NAND KISHORE SHARMA
IND
1340.2%
16
ARUN JAIN
IND
1140.1%
17
LAXMAN SAO
LKD(B)
880.1%

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 (57th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
24.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 0.5% · max 47.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
57th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
180th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
107th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 42.6%INC 18.0%RPI 9.5%KSM 8.2%IND 7.5%IND 7.0%OTH 7.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,73,046
Density
233 / km²
Sex ratio
965 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,025 km²
SC population11.2%
ST population39.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.1%Muslim 7.2%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water48.2%
Electricity83.0%
Sanitation22.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.8%
Children fully vaccinated77.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.4%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.1%
Women literate59.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.3%
Clean cooking fuel61.6%
Health insurance43.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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