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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASHOK SINGH SARSWAR | INC | 49,288 | 52.4% |
| 2 | REKHA GOURISHANKAR BISEN | NDA | 29,328 | 31.2% |
| 3 | BHAURAM GADESHWAR | 4,560 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | BABULAL SARATHE (ADVOCATE) | IND | 4,487 | 4.8% |
| 5 | UMASHANKAR MUNJARE | 2,933 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | ENGG. YUVRAJ ANGURE | IND | 990 | 1.1% |
| 7 | BHAI SUDHIR TIWARI | IND | 522 | 0.6% |
| 8 | GOURISHANKAR MOHARE ALIAS BABA BHAIYA | CSP | 478 | 0.5% |
| 9 | DURGA PRASAD BISEN | 408 | 0.4% | |
| 10 | ADVOCATE REVARAM PANCHESHWAR | IND | 343 | 0.4% |
| 11 | RAJKUMAR BRAMHE | 245 | 0.3% | |
| 12 | KAMAL NARAYAN JAYASWAL | IND | 234 | 0.3% |
| 13 | PD. SUDHAKAR SHARMA | 195 | 0.2% | |
| 14 | LEKHALAL MANDALE | IND | 87 | 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.
Average turnout (57th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe21.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 0.5% · max 47.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
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57th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
180th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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107th of 230Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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?
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