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Winner — 2023
Kunwer Singh Nishad
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 50.2%BJP 43.0%12 others 6.9%
Votes
1,03,191
50.4% share
Winning margin
14,863
7.3% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
84.0%
of 2,44,682
A clear win with a 7.3% margin.
Seat history
0 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.54 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kunwer Singh Nishad | INC (UPA) | 1,03,191 | 50.4% |
| 2 | Virendra Sahu | 88,328 | 43.1% | |
| 3 | Jaswant Sinha | 3,232 | 1.6% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,868 | 0.9% |
| 5 | Ashok Adil | 1,428 | 0.7% | |
| 6 | Rajendra Rai | 1,335 | 0.7% | |
| 7 | Raman Kumar Sahu | IND | 1,246 | 0.6% |
| 8 | Toman Lal Sahu | 888 | 0.4% | |
| 9 | Kalpana Devi | IND | 728 | 0.4% |
| 10 | Daulat Ram Kosare | IND | 712 | 0.3% |
| 11 | Indra Kumar Dahare | IND | 626 | 0.3% |
| 12 | Muralidhar Sahu | HMR | 591 | 0.3% |
| 13 | Yashwant Belchandan | JCGP | 419 | 0.2% |
| 14 | Daduram Sahu | IND | 355 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (15th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.3%
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
INC 50.4%BJP 43.1%OTH 5.6%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.54 Cr
A 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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