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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 84 · 1962
Raigarh
Winner — 1962
NIRANJAN LAL
INC· INC
INC 35.4%PSP 25.4%7 others 39.2%
Votes
10,327
35.4% share
Winning margin
2,922
10.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
42.6%
of 68,552
A clear win with a 10.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIRANJAN LAL | INC | 10,327 | 35.4% |
| 2 | RAM KUMAR | Praja Socialist Party | 7,405 | 25.4% |
| 3 | CHANDRA SEKHAR | IND | 4,498 | 15.4% |
| 4 | TODARAM | IND | 2,784 | 9.5% |
| 5 | NATHURAM | RRP | 1,183 | 4.0% |
| 6 | BANARSI LAL | SOC | 912 | 3.1% |
| 7 | P.K. TAMASKAR | 802 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | LAKHANDAS | IND | 748 | 2.6% |
| 9 | BANSIDHAR | IND | 515 | 1.8% |
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 (79th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 4.1% · max 49.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
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79th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
106th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
13th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.4%PSP 25.4%IND 15.4%IND 9.5%OTH 14.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,66,063
Density
172 / km²
Sex ratio
974 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,205 km²
SC population8.4%
ST population44.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.5%Other 6.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.5%
Electricity45.5%
Sanitation17.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.6%
Children fully vaccinated86.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.4%
Women literate68.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Clean cooking fuel26.5%
Health insurance58.4%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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