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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHAU RAUT KACHRU | Congress (R) | 24,340 | 60.2% |
| 2 | RAMCHANDRA MAKUNDA BHOYE | IND | 8,272 | 20.5% |
| 3 | SHANKAR BHIKAJI POTINDE | 4,401 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | SAWLERAM BHIKAJI DHULE | IND | 1,765 | 4.4% |
| 5 | TRYMBAK HARI BOMBALE | IND | 1,022 | 2.5% |
| 6 | NARAYAN DHONDI MORE | Left | 632 | 1.6% |
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
lean39.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 1.1% · max 39.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
71st of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.05
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
205th of 288Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.