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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 181 · 1972
Damoh
Winner — 1972
ANAND KUMAR
IND
IND 56.3%INC 38.0%4 others 5.7%
Votes
27,833
56.3% share
Winning margin
9,063
18.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
66.2%
of 74,690
Damoh is a safe seat — ANAND KUMAR won by 18.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANAND KUMAR | IND | 27,833 | 56.3% |
| 2 | PRABHUNARAIN RAMDHAN | Congress (R) | 18,770 | 38.0% |
| 3 | PREMLAL | IND | 841 | 1.7% |
| 4 | LACHHI BHAROSE | 696 | 1.4% | |
| 5 | KHEM CHAND ANTE | IND | 677 | 1.4% |
| 6 | RAJARAM | Left | 614 | 1.2% |
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 (132nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 0.1% · max 61.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
132nd of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
120th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
94th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 56.3%INC 38.0%OTH 5.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,73,046
Density
233 / km²
Sex ratio
965 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,025 km²
SC population11.2%
ST population39.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.1%Muslim 7.2%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water48.2%
Electricity83.0%
Sanitation22.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.8%
Children fully vaccinated77.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.4%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.1%
Women literate59.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.3%
Clean cooking fuel61.6%
Health insurance43.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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