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Winner — 2018
DHARAM LAL KAUSHIK
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 43.0%INC 29.5%28 others 27.5%
Votes
84,431
43.0% share
Winning margin
26,524
13.5% of votes
Total candidates
29
Turnout
73.7%
of 2,66,532
A clear win with a 13.5% margin.
Seat history
6 of 29 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.09 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
30 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHARAM LAL KAUSHIK | BJP (NDA) | 84,431 | 43.0% |
| 2 | RAJENDRA SHUKLA | UPA | 57,907 | 29.5% |
| 3 | SIYARAM KAUSHIK | JCC(J) | 29,613 | 15.1% |
| 4 | MANOJ THAKUR | IND | 4,518 | 2.3% |
| 5 | SARDAR JASBEER SINGH | AAP | 4,428 | 2.3% |
| 6 | DILIP KUMAR KOSHLE | IND | 2,583 | 1.3% |
| 7 | NIKHADRAM NISHAD | UPA | 1,606 | 0.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,224 | 0.6% |
| 9 | DEVPRASAD | IND | 1,215 | 0.6% |
| 10 | GANESHRAM JOSHI | IND | 1,176 | 0.6% |
| 11 | NAND KISHORE RAJ | 747 | 0.4% | |
| 12 | VIJAY SHANKAR PATRE | API | 718 | 0.4% |
| 13 | USMAN KHAN | IND | 684 | 0.3% |
| 14 | CHANDRAKALA DHIDHI | IND | 637 | 0.3% |
| 15 | DEVRAM SAHU | BBHP | 620 | 0.3% |
| 16 | PRAMOD KUMAR GADEWAL | IND | 616 | 0.3% |
| 17 | SATVAN SINGH TANDON | IND | 586 | 0.3% |
| 18 | SURESH PANDEY | IND | 321 | 0.2% |
| 19 | RAMESH KUMAR LAHARE | IND | 313 | 0.2% |
| 20 | NIRANJAN KUMAR SAHU | IND | 313 | 0.2% |
| 21 | NARENDRA SHANDEY | JC | 311 | 0.2% |
| 22 | B.P. VISHWAKARMA | IND | 273 | 0.1% |
| 23 | RAM CHARAN KENVAT | ASBAP | 247 | 0.1% |
| 24 | RAJKUMAR NAVRANG | RtJP | 241 | 0.1% |
| 25 | VINOD KUMAR SAHU | IND | 233 | 0.1% |
| 26 | MANIRAM GHRITLAHRE | BSSP | 205 | 0.1% |
| 27 | LAHARGANGA SONI | IND | 195 | 0.1% |
| 28 | RAJKUMAR YADAV | IND | 159 | 0.1% |
| 29 | LAXMAN DAS MANDLE | IND | 139 | 0.1% |
| 30 | ROOPDAS KURREY | IND | 104 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (74th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal13.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.0% · min 4.2% · max 13.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
74th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
87th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.0%INC 29.5%JCC(J) 15.1%OTH 11.8%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
6/29
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.09 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,63,629
Density
322 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,272 km²
SC population20.8%
ST population18.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.4%Other 4.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.7%
Electricity84.4%
Sanitation27.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.4%
Children fully vaccinated52.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.7%
Children underweight (under 5)28.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.5%
Women literate72.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.2%
Health insurance60.4%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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