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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 70 · 1972Reserved (ST)

Dindori

Winner — 1972

BHAU RAUT KACHRU
INC· Congress (R)
INC 60.2%IND 20.5%4 others 19.3%
Votes
24,340
60.2% share
Winning margin
16,068
39.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
41.4%
of 97,771

Dindori is a safe seat — BHAU RAUT KACHRU won by 39.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHAU RAUT KACHRU
Congress (R)
24,34060.2%
2
RAMCHANDRA MAKUNDA BHOYE
IND
8,27220.5%
3
SHANKAR BHIKAJI POTINDE
4,40110.9%
4
SAWLERAM BHIKAJI DHULE
IND
1,7654.4%
5
TRYMBAK HARI BOMBALE
IND
1,0222.5%
6
NARAYAN DHONDI MORE
Left
6321.6%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (71st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
39.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 1.1% · max 39.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
71st of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.05
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
205th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 60.2%IND 20.5%PWP 10.9%OTH 8.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,04,307
Density
193 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,443 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population17.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.8%Buddhist 13.0%Other 6.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water40.6%
Electricity79.1%
Sanitation43.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated95.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Children underweight (under 5)46.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.5%
Women literate87.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.0%
Clean cooking fuel85.1%
Health insurance28.9%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo Products🏺Rice

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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