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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 153 · 1977Reserved (ST)

Chitrakote

Winner — 1977

LAKHANJAI SNGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 60.6%INC 17.8%3 others 21.6%
Votes
7,731
60.6% share
Winning margin
5,463
42.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
21.9%
of 58,337

Chitrakote is a safe seat — LAKHANJAI SNGH won by 42.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LAKHANJAI SNGH
Janata
7,73160.6%
2
LAXMAN KARMA
INC
2,26817.8%
3
ARJUN KHUTTEE
IND
1,1659.1%
4
SUNNURAM MESHI
IND
8106.3%
5
ISHWAR
IND
7776.1%

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 (225th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
42.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 0.1% · max 42.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
225th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
208th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
145th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 60.6%INC 17.8%IND 9.1%IND 6.3%IND 6.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,71,061
Density
855 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,772 km²
SC population15.1%
ST population2.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.0%Muslim 22.2%Other 3.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water59.6%
Electricity92.9%
Sanitation72.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinatedNOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.9%
Children underweight (under 5)29.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.5%
Women literate80.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.3%
Clean cooking fuel83.6%
Health insurance50.7%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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