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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 163 · 1993

Bhilai

Winner — 1993

PREMPRAKASH PANDEY
BJP· BJP
BJP 30.1%INC 29.9%39 others 40.0%
Votes
37,703
30.1% share
Winning margin
322
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
41
Turnout
58.9%
of 2,12,594

Bhilai was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 322 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

41 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PREMPRAKASH PANDEY
BJP
37,70330.1%
2
BADURUDDIN KURESHI
INC
37,38129.9%
3
GAJENDER SINGH
IND
25,67420.5%
4
CHANDERKALA GAYAKAWAD
CMM
7,2525.8%
5
SURAT SINGH NAR
Left
5,7844.6%
6
PREM PANDYA
3,6732.9%
7
H.S. MISHRA
Janata Dal
1,4301.1%
8
OM PRAKASH CHOUDHARY
1,2541.0%
9
MOHAN BHAIA
IND
4350.3%
10
PREM LAL
IND
4140.3%
11
JAGANARAYAN CHOUDHARY
IND
3630.3%
12
BINDESHWARI
IND
2810.2%
13
D. PRASAD RAO
IND
2570.2%
14
IMAMUIDDIN
IND
2460.2%
15
RAVINDER KUMAR
Samajwadi Party
2030.2%
16
K.L. TIWARI
IND
2010.2%
17
S.K. JYOTISHI
IND
1990.2%
18
R.S. MAURYA
IND
1970.2%
19
UMAKANT SHARMA
IND
1630.1%
20
ASHOK SHYAMRAO DHONGRE
IND
1580.1%
21
MEERA BORKAR
1560.1%
22
NAMMURAM MANHAR RAMDAYAL
IND
1500.1%
23
M.B. BASEKAR
BRP
1470.1%
24
ISHWAR PRASAD BAGHEL
IND
1330.1%
25
BHAIYALAL RANGARI
IND
1160.1%
26
T. HEMANT KUMAR NAIDU
IND
1120.1%
27
SHIVANAND SINGH
IND
1110.1%
28
S.S. DHRUV
IND
1040.1%
29
R.K. TIWARI
IND
1010.1%
30
NAVAL DAS MANIKPRUI
IND
870.1%
31
DAMODAR SINGH
IND
860.1%
32
DHIRENDER SINGH
830.1%
33
SHYAMLAL SAHU
IND
780.1%
34
SETRAM SAHU
740.1%
35
RASID KHAN
IND
710.1%
36
JAGAT
IND
660.1%
37
UDAYKUMAR
IND
610.1%
38
SUBHAS CHANDER
IND
600.1%
39
ACHACHE SINGH
IND
420.0%
40
G.K. VERMA
IND
300.0%
41
RAMCHARAN
IND
200.0%

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.

High turnout (7th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.3% · max 20.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
7th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
189th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
193rd of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 30.1%INC 29.9%IND 20.5%CMM 5.8%OTH 13.7%

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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