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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 172 · 1998
Rajnandgaon
Winner — 1998
LEELARAM BHOJWANI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 50.4%INC 45.8%6 others 3.8%
Votes
43,442
50.4% share
Winning margin
3,988
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
65.6%
of 1,31,256
A closely fought contest. LEELARAM BHOJWANI won with a 4.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEELARAM BHOJWANI | BJP (NDA) | 43,442 | 50.4% |
| 2 | UDAY MUDLIYAR | INC | 39,454 | 45.8% |
| 3 | PREMNARAYAN VERMA | CMM | 1,363 | 1.6% |
| 4 | DEVIDAS VASNIK | 1,027 | 1.2% | |
| 5 | GAUTAM CHAND | 339 | 0.4% | |
| 6 | SHAIEK ABDULLA | 230 | 0.3% | |
| 7 | VIJAY BAHADUR SINGH | IND | 197 | 0.2% |
| 8 | MAHAVEER | IND | 90 | 0.1% |
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.
High turnout (15th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 0.2% · max 36.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
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15th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
186th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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187th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.4%INC 45.8%OTH 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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