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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 156 · 19572 seats · 1 ST
Dhamtari
Winner — 1957
PURSHOTTAMDAS
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
JHITKOO
INC· 18,668 votes
INC 21.3%INC 20.0%8 others 58.7%
Votes
19,900
21.3% share
Winning margin
2,196
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
43.8%
of 1,06,681
A closely fought contest. PURSHOTTAMDAS won with a 2.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PURSHOTTAMDAS | 19,900 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | JHITKOO | 18,668 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | PANDHRI | 17,704 | 18.9% | |
| 4 | AKBARSINGH | 13,238 | 14.2% | |
| 5 | PRAPHOOLCHAND | 5,331 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | RAMSEWAK | 4,714 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | PARDESHIRAM | IND | 4,459 | 4.8% |
| 8 | RADHESHYAM | IND | 4,152 | 4.4% |
| 9 | LALSINGH | IND | 3,023 | 3.2% |
| 10 | BAHORANSINGH | IND | 2,264 | 2.4% |
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.
High turnout (29th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.6% · min 0.4% · max 46.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
29th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.77
fewer partiesmore parties
229th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
157th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 21.3%INC 20.0%BJS 18.9%BJS 14.2%PSP 5.7%PSP 5.0%OTH 14.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,11,332
Density
199 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,578 km²
SC population20.7%
ST population11.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.7%Muslim 10.5%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water17.0%
Electricity84.3%
Sanitation31.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated60.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.9%
Children underweight (under 5)27.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.3%
Women literate64.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.7%
Clean cooking fuel33.7%
Health insurance33.2%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Wooden Toys and Handicraft
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Painted rock shelters, two Buddhist stupas
🏛️MonumentASI
Painted rock shelters, two Buddhist stupas
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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.