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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 81 · 2023Reserved (ST)

Kanker (ST)

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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Asha Ram Netam
BJP (NDA)
67,98045.6%
2
Shankar Dhruwa
67,96445.6%
3
Hemlal Markam
4,2362.8%
NOTA
NOTA
2,7291.8%
5
Arjun Sing Aachala
IND
1,5061.0%
6
Jayprakash Salam
IND
1,3930.9%
7
Daymand Netam
RJsbhP
1,0840.7%
8
Govind Kumar Darro
IND
9740.7%
9
Namita Netam
BSCP
9200.6%
10
Parwati Teta
AJP
4040.3%

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.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.0%
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
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%
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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