Balaghat
Constituency No. 15 · General
Assembly segments in this district
- Baihar
- Lanji
- Paraswada
- Balaghat
- Waraseoni
- Katangi
Balaghat District
Madhya Pradesh
Balaghat district is one of the districts of Madhya Pradesh. Its administrative headquarters is at Balaghat. It covers 9,245 sq km and had a population of 17,01,698 at the 2011 census, a density of 184 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 6 assembly segments.
District Headquarters
Balaghat
Area
9,245 sq km
Population
17.02 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
184 /km²
Literacy Rate
77.09%
Sex Ratio
1,021
per 1,000 males
Balaghat District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for Balaghat district.
Total Population
17.02 Lakh
Male Population
8.42 Lakh
Female Population
8.60 Lakh
Rural Population
14.51 Lakh
Urban Population
2.50 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
1.82 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
3.82 Lakh
Literacy Rate
77.09%
Population Density
184 /km²
Sex Ratio
1,021
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 85.38%Female literacy 69.01%
District Administration
Administrative structure of Balaghat district.
11
Tehsils
10
Blocks
90
Nyay Panchayats
460
Gram Panchayats
1,390
Villages
- Headquarters
- Balaghat
- Languages
- Powari, Pardhi, Hindi
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 21.8° N, 80.18° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Balaghat
(1)A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.
Primary
Assembly Constituencies Covering Balaghat
(6)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 108 · Balaghat
SU
No. 109 · Balaghat
HK
Hina Likhiram Kawre
Indian National Congress
MLA
No. 110 · Balaghat
MB
Madhu Bhagat
Indian National Congress
MLA
No. 111 · Balaghat
AM
Anubhav Munjare
Indian National Congress
MLA
No. 112 · Balaghat
VP
Vicky Patel
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 113 · Balaghat
GP
Your Representatives from Balaghat
(7)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Balaghat district.
- SU
- HKHina Likhiram KawreIndian National CongressMLALanji · No. 109
- MBMadhu BhagatIndian National CongressMLAParaswada · No. 110
- AMAnubhav MunjareIndian National CongressMLABalaghat · No. 111
- VPVicky PatelBharatiya Janata PartyMLAWaraseoni · No. 112
- GP
Election History
Lok SabhaBalaghat · No. 15
- 202418th Lok SabhaBJPBharti PardhiVotes 7,12,660Vote share 48.73%Margin 1,36,212
- 1. Bharti Pardhi · BJP7,12,660 (48.73%)
- 2. Samrat Ashok Singh Saraswar · INC5,76,448 (39.42%)
- 3. Kankare Munjare · BSP53,210 (3.64%)
- 201917th Lok SabhaBJPDhal Singh BisenVotes 6,96,102Vote share 50.74%Margin 2,42,066
- 1. Dhal Singh Bisen · BJP6,96,102 (50.74%)
- 2. Madhu Bhagat · INC4,54,036 (33.09%)
- 3. Kankar Munjare · BSP85,120 (6.2%)
- 201416th Lok SabhaBJPBodh Singh BhagatVotes 4,80,594Vote share 43.17%Margin 96,041
- 1. Bodh Singh Bhagat · BJP4,80,594 (43.17%)
- 2. Hina Likhiram Kawre · INC3,84,553 (34.54%)
- 3. Anubhav Munjare · BSP1,08,210 (9.72%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
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Balaghat District at a Glance
- State
- Madhya Pradesh
- Headquarters
- Balaghat
- Area
- 9,245 sq km
- Population
- 17.02 Lakh
- Population density
- 184 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 1,021 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 77.09%
- Languages
- Powari, Pardhi, Hindi
- Tehsils
- 11
- Blocks
- 10
- Gram panchayats
- 460
- Villages
- 1,390
- Lok Sabha seats
- 1
- Assembly segments
- 6
- Census year
- 2011
Sources & data
- Census of India (2011)
- Election Commission of India
- Government of Madhya Pradesh
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.