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Winner — 2008
GURU RUDRA KUMAR
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 31.8%BJP 30.6%10 others 37.6%
Votes
34,655
31.8% share
Winning margin
1,337
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
67.0%
of 1,62,754
Arang was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 1,337 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GURU RUDRA KUMAR | INC (UPA) | 34,655 | 31.8% |
| 2 | SANJAY DHEEDHEE | NDA | 33,318 | 30.6% |
| 3 | GANGURAM BAGHEL | IND | 29,089 | 26.7% |
| 4 | ADVOCATE SADANAND MARKANDEY | BSP | 6,291 | 5.8% |
| 5 | DR. RAMESH PANTHI | 1,269 | 1.2% | |
| 6 | AMRIT LAL JOSHI | UPA | 1,143 | 1.1% |
| 7 | ORPRAKASH (UMARIYAWALE) | IND | 979 | 0.9% |
| 8 | ANURADHA DUPARE | IND | 799 | 0.7% |
| 9 | RAJESH TANDAN | ABHM | 571 | 0.5% |
| 10 | MEERA KOSARIYA | CGVP | 317 | 0.3% |
| 11 | RATAN DAS SONWANI | NDA | 295 | 0.3% |
| 12 | ASHOK RATRE | BHBP | 286 | 0.3% |
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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.
Average turnout (53rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.9% · min 1.2% · max 16.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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53rd of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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40th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.8%BJP 30.6%IND 26.7%BSP 5.8%OTH 5.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,63,872
Density
328 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
12,383 km²
SC population17.8%
ST population11.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.5%
Electricity84.6%
Sanitation31.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Children underweight (under 5)32.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.1%
Women literate79.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.8%
Clean cooking fuel60.5%
Health insurance76.9%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Minor Forest Produce - Chirounji🏺Papaya Based Product🏺Rice based products - poha etc
Bhand Dewal (An old ruined Jain Temple)
🏛️MonumentASI
Bhand Dewal (An old ruined Jain Temple)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.