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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 131 · 1967Reserved (ST)

Jagdalpur

Winner — 1967

D. KOSHA
BJS· SVD (Samyukta Vidhayak Dal)
BJS 67.7%INC 16.7%5 others 15.7%
Votes
17,374
67.7% share
Winning margin
13,092
51.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
43.7%
of 58,771

Jagdalpur is a safe seat — D. KOSHA won by 51.0%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
D. KOSHA
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
17,37467.7%
2
B. RUPDHAR
INC
4,28216.7%
3
K. PAPAIYA
IND
1,1564.5%
4
G. MUNDI
IND
1,0924.3%
5
L. BHAWANI
IND
7472.9%
6
S. KUMA
Samyukta Socialist Party
5452.1%
7
L. UMARURAM
IND
4811.9%

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 (68th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
51.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 2.6% · max 51.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
68th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
164th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
40th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 67.7%INC 16.7%OTH 15.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,75,362
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,043 km²
SC population10.1%
ST population42.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.6%Other 4.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.2%
Electricity70.6%
Sanitation24.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated80.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Children underweight (under 5)31.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.2%
Women literate72.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.0%
Health insurance51.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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