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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 49 · 1952 by-elections
Kanker
Winner — 1952 by-elections
R.P. GHAMSANG
INC 73.6%PSP 26.4%
Votes
31,111
73.6% share
Winning margin
19,966
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
2
Kanker was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 19,966 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total
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.
Low turnout (207th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 0.9% · max 46.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
207th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
45th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
12 seats · 7 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,62,375
Density
203 / km²
Sex ratio
883 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,687 km²
SC population23.0%
ST population4.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.2%Other 4.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity47.5%
Sanitation15.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.2%
Children fully vaccinated72.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Children underweight (under 5)34.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.5%
Women literate60.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel30.1%
Health insurance17.1%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · 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.