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Winner — 2023
Asha Ram Netam
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 45.5%INC 45.5%8 others 9.0%
Votes
67,980
45.6% share
Winning margin
16
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
81.6%
of 1,82,944
Kanker (ST) was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 16 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asha Ram Netam | BJP (NDA) | 67,980 | 45.6% |
| 2 | Shankar Dhruwa | 67,964 | 45.6% | |
| 3 | Hemlal Markam | 4,236 | 2.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,729 | 1.8% |
| 5 | Arjun Sing Aachala | IND | 1,506 | 1.0% |
| 6 | Jayprakash Salam | IND | 1,393 | 0.9% |
| 7 | Daymand Netam | RJsbhP | 1,084 | 0.7% |
| 8 | Govind Kumar Darro | IND | 974 | 0.7% |
| 9 | Namita Netam | BSCP | 920 | 0.6% |
| 10 | Parwati Teta | AJP | 404 | 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 (35th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.0% · min 0.0% · max 16.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
35th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
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22nd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.6%INC 45.6%OTH 7.1%NOTA 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.08 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%
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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