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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 77 · 1972
Ambikapur
Winner — 1972
DEVENDRA KHUMARI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 67.5%BJS 20.9%4 others 11.5%
Votes
24,492
67.5% share
Winning margin
16,893
46.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
57.2%
of 63,420
Ambikapur is a safe seat — DEVENDRA KHUMARI won by 46.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEVENDRA KHUMARI | Congress (R) | 24,492 | 67.5% |
| 2 | DEWTI RAMAN | Grand Alliance | 7,599 | 20.9% |
| 3 | LAL SHAH | IND | 1,769 | 4.9% |
| 4 | DANSHRAJ | 1,330 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | SHEOCHARAN | IND | 798 | 2.2% |
| 6 | SITARAM | IND | 292 | 0.8% |
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.
Low turnout (198th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe46.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 1.8% · max 48.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
198th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
216th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 67.5%BJS 20.9%OTH 11.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,27,033
Density
232 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,851 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population27.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.6%Other 4.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity42.9%
Sanitation7.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.8%
Children fully vaccinated78.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Children underweight (under 5)32.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Women literate64.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Clean cooking fuel20.9%
Health insurance26.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Carpet (Panja Dari)
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