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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 76 · 1962
Ambikapur
Winner — 1962
AMRESH PRASAD
IND
IND 25.2%BJS 22.9%4 others 51.9%
Votes
4,621
25.2% share
Winning margin
420
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
29.5%
of 62,129
A closely fought contest. AMRESH PRASAD won with a 2.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMRESH PRASAD | IND | 4,621 | 25.2% |
| 2 | REWATIRAMAN | 4,201 | 22.9% | |
| 3 | BRAJBHUSHAN | INC | 3,314 | 18.1% |
| 4 | CHAKRADHARI SINGH | IND | 2,245 | 12.2% |
| 5 | MURARI LAL | Praja Socialist Party | 2,083 | 11.3% |
| 6 | BANSRUP | RRP | 1,890 | 10.3% |
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.
Low turnout (189th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 1.3% · max 41.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
189th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
83rd of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
226th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 25.2%BJS 22.9%INC 18.1%IND 12.2%PSP 11.3%RRP 10.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,27,033
Density
232 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,851 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population27.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.6%Other 4.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity42.9%
Sanitation7.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.8%
Children fully vaccinated78.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Children underweight (under 5)32.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Women literate64.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Clean cooking fuel20.9%
Health insurance26.1%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Carpet (Panja Dari)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.