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Winner — 2003
POONAM CHANDRAKAR
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 38.8%INC 37.3%11 others 23.9%
Votes
41,812
38.8% share
Winning margin
1,611
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
77.3%
of 1,39,316
Mahasamund was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 1,611 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | POONAM CHANDRAKAR | BJP (NDA) | 41,812 | 38.8% |
| 2 | AGNI CHANDRAKAR | INC | 40,201 | 37.3% |
| 3 | MANOJ KANT SAHU | NCP | 16,681 | 15.5% |
| 4 | LEDGA RAM URF LAMKESHWAR SAHU | IND | 3,644 | 3.4% |
| 5 | PRAVEEN KUMAR THAKUR | IND | 1,942 | 1.8% |
| 6 | MAHEDRA KUMAR SAHU | BSP | 866 | 0.8% |
| 7 | DEV PRASAD KELKAR | IND | 752 | 0.7% |
| 8 | FAZAL HUSSAIN PASHA | LSWP | 374 | 0.3% |
| 9 | DR. UMESH | IND | 367 | 0.3% |
| 10 | HARSH LATA | CMM | 352 | 0.3% |
| 11 | SHRIDHAR PATEL | AD | 288 | 0.3% |
| 12 | SURESH KUMAR | 234 | 0.2% | |
| 13 | ITWARI RAM | IND | 217 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
High turnout (2nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 1.5% · max 29.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
2nd of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
12th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 38.8%INC 37.3%NCP 15.5%OTH 8.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,99,781
Density
196 / km²
Sex ratio
1010 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,084 km²
SC population7.3%
ST population26.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 97.2%Other 2.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water31.4%
Electricity88.5%
Sanitation29.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.3%
Children fully vaccinated80.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.5%
Children underweight (under 5)28.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.6%
Women literate82.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.8%
Clean cooking fuel30.9%
Health insurance86.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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