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Madhya Pradesh · PC 19 · 1998Reserved (ST)
Kanker
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
SOHAN POTAI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 44.4%INC 35.5%6 others 20.1%
Votes
2,70,121
46.0% share
Winning margin
54,370
9.3% of votes
Total votes cast
6,08,084
Candidates
8
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOHAN POTAI | NDA (NDA) | 2,70,121 | 46.0% |
| 2 | MAHENDRA KARMA | 2,15,751 | 36.7% | |
| 3 | ARVIND NETAM | 39,622 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | RAMNATH SARFE | 28,536 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | ANJOR SINGH GOND | CMM | 20,928 | 3.6% |
| 6 | AMALSAI SORI | 5,590 | 0.9% | |
| 7 | AVINASH THAKUR | 5,006 | 0.8% | |
| 8 | DAUWA RAM | BKKGP | 2,014 | 0.3% |
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 (18th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.5% · min 4.4% · max 54.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
18th of 29How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.88
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 29How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
24th of 29How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.0%INC 36.7%BSP 6.7%OTH 10.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,71,061
Density
855 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,772 km²
SC population15.1%
ST population2.9%
Figures are for Bhopal, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.0%Muslim 22.2%Other 3.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water59.6%
Electricity92.9%
Sanitation72.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.9%
Children underweight (under 5)29.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.5%
Women literate80.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.3%
Clean cooking fuel83.6%
Health insurance50.7%
What's nearby?
12 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.