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Winner — 2023
Daleshwar Sahu
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 47.5%BJP 45.8%11 others 6.7%
Votes
81,479
47.5% share
Winning margin
2,789
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
84.5%
of 2,03,009
Dongargaon was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 2,789 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.31 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daleshwar Sahu | INC (UPA) | 81,479 | 47.5% |
| 2 | Bharat Lal Varma | 78,690 | 45.9% | |
| 3 | Chhattar Ram Chandrawanshi | HMR | 5,178 | 3.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,258 | 1.3% |
| 5 | Hemant Kumar Sinha | IND | 1,183 | 0.7% |
| 6 | Mukesh Kumar Sahu | 879 | 0.5% | |
| 7 | Sumit Banjare | IND | 410 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Naresh Motghare | 355 | 0.2% | |
| 9 | Vikram Lahre | IND | 319 | 0.2% |
| 10 | Lalit Kumar Markande | IND | 252 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Hirderam Sahu | BSCP | 208 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Ramesh Kumar Verma | IND | 204 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Madan Lal Tandan | IND | 155 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (11th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.5% · min 1.2% · max 11.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
11th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
36th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.5%BJP 45.9%OTH 5.3%NOTA 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.31 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,37,133
Density
190 / km²
Sex ratio
1015 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,070 km²
SC population10.2%
ST population26.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 91.1%Other 9.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.1%
Electricity87.3%
Sanitation25.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated91.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)31.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.3%
Women literate80.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.8%
Clean cooking fuel27.4%
Health insurance80.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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