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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 81 · 2013Reserved (ST)

Kanker

Winner — 2013

SHANKER DHRUWA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 40.0%BJP 36.3%8 others 23.7%
Votes
50,586
40.0% share
Winning margin
4,625
3.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
79.1%
of 1,59,997

A closely fought contest. SHANKER DHRUWA won with a 3.7% margin.

Seat history

2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHANKER DHRUWA
INC (UPA)
50,58640.0%
2
SANJAY KODOPI
NDA
45,96136.3%
3
MAHENDRA GAWDE
IND
9,7277.7%
NOTA
NOTA
5,2084.1%
5
SMT. MEERA SALAM
BSP
4,1973.3%
6
JHADU RAM NARETY
CSM
3,6892.9%
7
RAMESH NETAM
2,1161.7%
8
HEMLAL MARKAM
1,8941.5%
9
MANOHAR NETAM
IND
1,5721.2%
10
UMA SHANKAR BHANDARI
1,5521.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (35th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.0% · min 0.0% · max 16.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
35th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
22nd of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.0%BJP 36.3%IND 7.7%OTH 11.9%NOTA 4.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.14 Cr

A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,48,941
Density
105 / km²
Sex ratio
1006 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,161 km²
SC population4.2%
ST population55.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.8%Other 14.1%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.0%
Electricity69.7%
Sanitation19.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.1%
Children fully vaccinated89.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.2%
Women literate77.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.4%
Clean cooking fuel25.9%
Health insurance84.8%

What's nearby?

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