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Winner — 2023
Kawasi Lakhma
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 31.1%BJP 29.2%7 others 39.7%
Votes
32,776
31.2% share
Winning margin
1,981
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
63.2%
of 1,66,912
Konta (ST) was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 1,981 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kawasi Lakhma | INC (UPA) | 32,776 | 31.2% |
| 2 | Soyam Muka | 30,795 | 29.4% | |
| 3 | Manish Kunjam | 29,040 | 27.7% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,691 | 3.5% |
| 5 | Channaram Markam | SRVADID | 2,881 | 2.8% |
| 6 | Jagdish Nag(guddu) | AJP | 1,812 | 1.7% |
| 7 | Beeda Sodi | IND | 1,455 | 1.4% |
| 8 | Devendra Telam | 1,392 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | Madkami Masa | 1,078 | 1.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (84th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 4.1% · min 0.3% · max 7.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
84th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.80
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.5%
lowerhigher
5th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.2%BJP 29.4%CPI 27.7%OTH 8.2%NOTA 3.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.11 Cr
A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,33,638
Density
64 / km²
Sex ratio
1020 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,298 km²
SC population2.4%
ST population76.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.3%Other 3.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.3%
Electricity38.2%
Sanitation15.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.5%
Children fully vaccinated77.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.0%
Women literate49.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.3%
Clean cooking fuel34.6%
Health insurance82.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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