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Winner — 2013
ASHOK SAHU
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 42.6%INC 41.4%10 others 15.9%
Votes
93,645
42.6% share
Winning margin
2,558
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
81.6%
of 2,69,308
Kawardha was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 2,558 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASHOK SAHU | BJP (NDA) | 93,645 | 42.6% |
| 2 | AKBAR BHAI | UPA | 91,087 | 41.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 9,229 | 4.2% |
| 4 | KARTIK RAM MARAR | CSM | 6,859 | 3.1% |
| 5 | MALESH KUMAR MARKAM | 5,151 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | MOHIT SAHU | IND | 3,829 | 1.7% |
| 7 | KANHAIYA LAL PATEL | BSP | 3,157 | 1.4% |
| 8 | ANIL SATNAMI | IND | 2,858 | 1.3% |
| 9 | JITENDRA KUMAR PURAINAK | IND | 1,610 | 0.7% |
| 10 | HIMANSHU THAKUR | ABGP | 1,098 | 0.5% |
| 11 | NIRANJAN KHARE | BHDC | 704 | 0.3% |
| 12 | KRISHNA KUMAR DAHIRE | NPEP | 554 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (34th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 1.2% · max 24.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
34th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
84th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 42.6%INC 41.4%OTH 11.7%NOTA 4.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,22,526
Density
194 / km²
Sex ratio
996 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,235 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population20.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.3%Other 5.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.3%
Electricity85.2%
Sanitation13.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.9%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.6%
Women literate66.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.3%
Clean cooking fuel25.0%
Health insurance72.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Sugarcane based product (Ex. Jaggery, Molasses)
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