GEN · Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999
Bilaspur
Reshamlal (INC) won by 16,714 votes (12.1%).
- Electors
- 3,94,210
- Votes polled
- 1,37,817
- Valid votes
- 1,37,817
- Turnout
- 35.0%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1957-02-25
Margin vs 1957 national median: 12.1% (median 11.1%). Back to Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 · 1957 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Comfortable (10–20%)Party held vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 14.3%(+5.9%)
- Turnout
- 48.3%(-7.7%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 90.2%
Winning margin over time · Bilaspur
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ReshamlalWinner | INC | 58,456 | 42.4% |
| 2 | Surajnath Pandey | RRP | 41,742 | 30.3% |
| 3 | Kanhaiyalal Gajanan Pathak | BJS | 25,947 | 18.8% |
| 4 | Ramlal Sao | IND | 11,672 | 8.5% |
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