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Winner — 2003
AGHAN SINGH THAKUR
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 55.1%INC 26.8%6 others 18.1%
Votes
50,198
55.1% share
Winning margin
25,811
28.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
68.4%
of 1,33,092
Kanker is a safe seat — AGHAN SINGH THAKUR won by 28.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AGHAN SINGH THAKUR | BJP (NDA) | 50,198 | 55.1% |
| 2 | SHYAMA DHRUWA | INC | 24,387 | 26.8% |
| 3 | BHAGWAT NETAM | NCP | 7,970 | 8.8% |
| 4 | RAMESH NETAM | IND | 3,832 | 4.2% |
| 5 | AVINASH THAKUR | NDA | 2,008 | 2.2% |
| 6 | RAJENDRA KUMAR THAKUR | Samajwadi Party | 973 | 1.1% |
| 7 | RAMESHWAR SINGH DHRUWA | CSP | 902 | 1.0% |
| 8 | PRAKASH CHANDRA BHANDARI | YGP | 819 | 0.9% |
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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 (15th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe28.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 1.9% · max 29.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
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15th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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52nd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 55.1%INC 26.8%NCP 8.8%OTH 9.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,43,872
Density
392 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,535 km²
SC population13.7%
ST population11.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.6%Other 6.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water35.9%
Electricity88.6%
Sanitation33.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.7%
Children fully vaccinated82.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.7%
Women literate80.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.3%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance67.0%
What's nearby?
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