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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 134 · 1972Reserved (ST)
Dantewara
Winner — 1972
LAKSHMAN KARMA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 48.8%SOP 29.9%1 others 21.2%
Votes
13,649
48.8% share
Winning margin
5,284
18.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
43.3%
of 64,557
Dantewara is a safe seat — LAKSHMAN KARMA won by 18.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAKSHMAN KARMA | Congress (R) | 13,649 | 48.8% |
| 2 | LACHHU SOMA | 8,365 | 29.9% | |
| 3 | RAMA BOTI | Grand Alliance | 5,934 | 21.2% |
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 (33rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 0.3% · max 46.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
33rd of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
114th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
36th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.8%SOP 29.9%BJS 21.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,70,465
Density
171 / km²
Sex ratio
935 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,334 km²
SC population16.3%
ST population28.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.5%Muslim 6.8%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.7%
Electricity85.7%
Sanitation46.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.4%
Children fully vaccinated90.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.6%
Women literate71.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel57.6%
Health insurance33.3%
What's nearby?
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