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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 124 · 1962
Kanker
Winner — 1962
BHANUPRATAP DEO
IND
IND 61.0%INC 14.9%4 others 24.1%
Votes
13,623
61.0% share
Winning margin
10,298
46.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
46.8%
of 47,655
Kanker is a safe seat — BHANUPRATAP DEO won by 46.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHANUPRATAP DEO | IND | 13,623 | 61.0% |
| 2 | BRINDWAN BIHARILAL | INC | 3,325 | 14.9% |
| 3 | BRIJ LAL | IND | 2,094 | 9.4% |
| 4 | BRIJ BHUSHAN PRASAD | Praja Socialist Party | 1,406 | 6.3% |
| 5 | PRAVIRACHANDRA BHANJ DEO | IND | 1,197 | 5.4% |
| 6 | RAM NATH | IND | 672 | 3.0% |
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.
High turnout (5th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe46.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 2.8% · max 46.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
5th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.97
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
70th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 61.0%INC 14.9%IND 9.4%PSP 6.3%IND 5.4%OTH 3.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,90,922
Density
177 / km²
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,815 km²
SC population11.1%
ST population36.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.0%Other 8.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water37.4%
Electricity78.7%
Sanitation25.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated65.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)32.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.7%
Women literate72.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel43.6%
Health insurance48.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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