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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 126 · 2019 by-elections

Chhindwara

Winner — 2019 by-elections

KAMAL NATH
INC 55.5%BJP 43.0%7 others 1.5%
Votes
1,14,459
55.5% share
Winning margin
25,837
12.5% of votes
Total candidates
9

A clear win with a 12.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAMAL NATH
1,14,45955.5%
2
VIVEK BUNTY SAHU
88,62243.0%
3
RAMPRAKASH RAGHUWANSHI
ANSP
8420.4%
4
SANTOSH SURYAWANSHI
IND
7740.4%
5
SATEESH NAGWANSHI
4120.2%
6
M. P. VISHWAKARMA
RAPty
3330.2%
7
RADHESHYAM BUNTY SAHU
IND
3310.2%
8
PRADEEP BISKELE
IND
1970.1%
9
AMIT GHATE
IND
1540.1%

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 (64th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.6% · max 39.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
64th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
201st of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
150th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.5%BJP 43.0%OTH 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,90,922
Density
177 / km²
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,815 km²
SC population11.1%
ST population36.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.0%Other 8.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water37.4%
Electricity78.7%
Sanitation25.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated65.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)32.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.7%
Women literate72.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel43.6%
Health insurance48.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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