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Madhya Pradesh · PC 19 · 1999Reserved (ST)
Kanker
Winner — Lok Sabha 1999
Sohan Potai
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 54.3%INC 39.2%5 others 6.5%
Votes
3,18,040
55.4% share
Winning margin
88,191
15.4% of votes
Total votes cast
5,86,231
Candidates
7
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sohan Potai | NDA (NDA) | 3,18,040 | 55.4% |
| 2 | Chhabila Arvind Netam | 2,29,849 | 40.0% | |
| 3 | Anjor Singh Thakur | CMM | 15,526 | 2.7% |
| 4 | Dr. J. R. Thakur | 5,168 | 0.9% | |
| 5 | Avinash Thakur | 2,996 | 0.5% | |
| 6 | Ram Prasad Netam | LSWP | 1,506 | 0.3% |
| 7 | Yashwant Kumar Krishan | AJBP | 1,005 | 0.2% |
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
safe15.4%
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 55.4%INC 40.0%OTH 4.6%
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.