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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 120 · 1980
Akaltara
Winner — 1980
DHIRENDER KUMAR SINGH
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 67.9%BJP 22.9%3 others 9.2%
Votes
26,526
67.9% share
Winning margin
17,567
45.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
43.2%
of 90,507
Akaltara is a safe seat — DHIRENDER KUMAR SINGH won by 45.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHIRENDER KUMAR SINGH |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 26,526 | 67.9% |
| 2 | JAWAHAR DUBEY | BJP | 8,959 | 22.9% |
| 3 | PUNILAL | IND | 2,509 | 6.4% |
| 4 | MALURAM | IND | 922 | 2.4% |
| 5 | RAM KUMAR SINGH | IND | 144 | 0.4% |
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.
High turnout (20th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe45.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.3% · min 4.1% · max 45.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
20th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
147th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
114th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 67.9%BJP 22.9%IND 6.4%OTH 2.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,91,854
Density
213 / km²
Sex ratio
920 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,133 km²
SC population16.9%
ST population13.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.1%Other 4.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water22.2%
Electricity69.5%
Sanitation35.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.4%
Children fully vaccinated82.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.0%
Children underweight (under 5)28.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.9%
Women literate69.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.6%
Clean cooking fuel36.7%
Health insurance49.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Toor Dal
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