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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 183 · 1998

Balaghat

Winner — 1998

ASHOK SINGH SARSWAR
INC· INC
INC 52.4%BJP 31.2%12 others 16.5%
Votes
49,288
52.4% share
Winning margin
19,960
21.2% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
70.2%
of 1,34,108

Balaghat is a safe seat — ASHOK SINGH SARSWAR won by 21.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ASHOK SINGH SARSWAR
INC
49,28852.4%
2
REKHA GOURISHANKAR BISEN
NDA
29,32831.2%
3
BHAURAM GADESHWAR
4,5604.8%
4
BABULAL SARATHE (ADVOCATE)
IND
4,4874.8%
5
UMASHANKAR MUNJARE
2,9333.1%
6
ENGG. YUVRAJ ANGURE
IND
9901.1%
7
BHAI SUDHIR TIWARI
IND
5220.6%
8
GOURISHANKAR MOHARE ALIAS BABA BHAIYA
CSP
4780.5%
9
DURGA PRASAD BISEN
4080.4%
10
ADVOCATE REVARAM PANCHESHWAR
IND
3430.4%
11
RAJKUMAR BRAMHE
2450.3%
12
KAMAL NARAYAN JAYASWAL
IND
2340.3%
13
PD. SUDHAKAR SHARMA
1950.2%
14
LEKHALAL MANDALE
IND
870.1%

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
21.2%
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
INC 52.4%BJP 31.2%OTH 16.4%

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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