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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 93 · 2003

Balaghat

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Winner — 2003

GAURI SHANKAR CHATURBHUJ BISEN
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 39.2%INC 29.8%11 others 31.0%
Votes
47,893
39.2% share
Winning margin
11,429
9.3% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
77.7%
of 1,57,472

A clear win with a 9.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GAURI SHANKAR CHATURBHUJ BISEN
BJP
BJP (NDA)
47,89339.2%
2
ASHOK SINGHSARASWAR
INC
INC
36,46429.8%
3
ANUBHA MUNJARE
JP
15,12412.4%
4
KHEMRAJ
BSP
BSP
7,6626.3%
5
DR. DEVIRAM MANE
RSMD
5,5444.5%
6
LOCHAN SINGH DESHMUKH
IND
3,5482.9%
7
PROFESSER NATTHULALJI PANCHBUDDHE
SHS
1,4261.2%
8
GOVARDHAN PATLE ALIES HITLER
IND
1,0320.8%
9
A. R. MANKAR BABU RETIRED
IND
9900.8%
10
SHREEMATI RASHMI RAMESH PARDHI
GGP
9260.8%
11
SHRI KALICHARAN VAIDAY
IND
6300.5%
12
DEEPAK GUOTA
SP
Samajwadi Party
6030.5%
13
ALI M.R KHAN S/O MOHD. DILAWAR KHAN
IND
4670.4%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (193rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.6% · min 1.5% · max 66.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
193rd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
195th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 39.2%INC 29.8%JP 12.4%BSP 6.3%OTH 12.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,92,042
Density
261 / km²
Sex ratio
952 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,950 km²
SC population12.1%
ST population24.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.0%Other 4.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water17.3%
Electricity59.7%
Sanitation19.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.8%
Children fully vaccinated86.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.7%
Women literate67.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.2%
Clean cooking fuel29.5%
Health insurance18.1%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
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Dithwara Brick Temple

Dithwara Brick Temple

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