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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 111 · 2013
Balaghat
Winner — 2013
GOURISHANKAR CHATURBHUJ BISEN
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 45.2%SP 43.7%15 others 11.1%
Votes
71,993
45.2% share
Winning margin
2,500
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
80.3%
of 1,98,229
Balaghat was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 2,500 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOURISHANKAR CHATURBHUJ BISEN | BJP (NDA) | 71,993 | 45.2% |
| 2 | ANUBHA MUNJARE | Samajwadi Party | 69,493 | 43.7% |
| 3 | UMMED LILHARE | UPA | 5,786 | 3.6% |
| 4 | CHETAN NAGESHWAR | BSP | 5,660 | 3.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,189 | 0.8% |
| 6 | SHEELRATNA BANSOD | IND | 920 | 0.6% |
| 7 | SANDEEP SONI PITA SANTRAM | IND | 902 | 0.6% |
| 8 | RAMCHARAN LILHARE (PATEL) | IND | 660 | 0.4% |
| 9 | PANDIT RAJES JHUMARU | IND | 522 | 0.3% |
| 10 | ASHOK URF PAPPU CHAWLA | RSMD | 495 | 0.3% |
| 11 | MAHESH SINGH THAKUR | IND | 327 | 0.2% |
| 12 | MOHAMMAD AABID QURAISHI | IND | 318 | 0.2% |
| 13 | ARVIND CHOUDHARI | IND | 256 | 0.2% |
| 14 | FIROZ BHAI | IND | 190 | 0.1% |
| 15 | UMENDRA SIRSAM | IND | 165 | 0.1% |
| 16 | DHANESVAR SHUKLA | 127 | 0.1% | |
| 17 | KALICHARAN VAIDYA | IND | 118 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (35th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.5% · min 0.2% · max 59.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
35th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
146th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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220th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.2%SP 43.7%OTH 10.3%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,01,698
Density
184 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,229 km²
SC population7.4%
ST population22.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.3%Other 10.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water9.7%
Electricity70.5%
Sanitation18.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.1%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Children underweight (under 5)44.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.6%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.4%
Clean cooking fuel31.1%
Health insurance68.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Chinnaur Rice
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