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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 154 · 1977Reserved (ST)

Dantewara

Winner — 1977

SUKULDHAR BHAWANI
JNP· Janata
JNP 42.0%CPI 27.6%3 others 30.4%
Votes
7,216
42.0% share
Winning margin
2,479
14.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
25.6%
of 67,025

A clear win with a 14.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUKULDHAR BHAWANI
Janata
7,21642.0%
2
SONARAM SOREE
Left
4,73727.6%
3
PAIKO JOGA
INC
3,57520.8%
4
LACHHU MOOKA
IND
1,1936.9%
5
SAMAROO SUKHDEO
IND
4582.7%

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 (220th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
14.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 0.6% · max 42.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
220th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.83
fewer partiesmore parties
227th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
78th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 42.0%CPI 27.6%INC 20.8%IND 6.9%OTH 2.7%

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?

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