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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 127 · 1967Reserved (ST)
Kanker
Winner — 1967
B. DHONGAI
INC· INC
INC 44.7%BJS 28.5%3 others 26.8%
Votes
9,390
44.7% share
Winning margin
3,402
16.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
37.6%
of 55,854
Kanker is a safe seat — B. DHONGAI won by 16.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. DHONGAI | INC | 9,390 | 44.7% |
| 2 | S. PHAGU | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 5,988 | 28.5% |
| 3 | B. HIRASINGH | Praja Socialist Party | 2,545 | 12.1% |
| 4 | K. SINGH | IND | 1,837 | 8.7% |
| 5 | U. BANSU | JAC | 1,251 | 6.0% |
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 (44th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.1% · max 42.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
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44th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
113th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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32nd of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.7%BJS 28.5%PSP 12.1%IND 8.7%JAC 6.0%
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?
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