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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 140 · 1977

Mahasamund

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Winner — 1977

MOHD. YAKUB AH. KARIM
JNP· Janata
JNP 47.7%INC 28.3%7 others 24.1%
Votes
16,516
47.7% share
Winning margin
6,712
19.4% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
52.1%
of 66,503

Mahasamund is a safe seat — MOHD. YAKUB AH. KARIM won by 19.4%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOHD. YAKUB AH. KARIM
JNP
Janata
16,51647.7%
2
JEEVANLAL PALATURAM
INC
INC
9,80428.3%
3
THITE VAKIL
IND
2,5907.5%
4
SUKHOURAM BANJARE
IND
2,2156.4%
5
MAKSUDANLAL THANURAM
IND
1,2133.5%
6
MANRAKHAN SHIVLAL
IND
1,0693.1%
7
BABULAL CHANARAM
IND
5731.6%
8
KRUPSHANKAR DIWAN
IND
3581.0%
9
MOHANLAL RAMDAYAL
IND
3190.9%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (75th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
19.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 1.3% · max 35.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
75th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
184th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
91st of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 47.7%INC 28.3%IND 7.5%IND 6.4%OTH 10.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,31,597
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,466 km²
SC population17.0%
ST population15.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.8%Muslim 9.0%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water20.3%
Electricity70.9%
Sanitation30.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.0%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.9%
Women literate75.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.6%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance41.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati Rice

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