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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 147 · 1980Reserved (ST)
Kanker
Winner — 1980
ATMARAM DHRUWA
IND
IND 50.6%INC(I) 30.0%2 others 19.3%
Votes
12,512
50.6% share
Winning margin
5,099
20.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
37.0%
of 66,859
Kanker is a safe seat — ATMARAM DHRUWA won by 20.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATMARAM DHRUWA | IND | 12,512 | 50.6% |
| 2 | BAL SINGH SORI |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 7,413 | 30.0% |
| 3 | HARISHANKA RAMNATH | BJP | 3,595 | 14.6% |
| 4 | MANOHAR NETAM | JNP(SC) | 1,185 | 4.8% |
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.
Average turnout (98th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.7% · min 1.1% · max 64.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
98th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
133rd of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
178th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 50.6%INC(I) 30.0%BJP 14.6%OTH 4.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,58,875
Density
198 / km²
Sex ratio
896 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,371 km²
SC population20.0%
ST population4.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 10.3%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.9%
Electricity61.0%
Sanitation24.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.6%
Children fully vaccinated78.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.5%
Children underweight (under 5)34.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.5%
Women literate64.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.8%
Clean cooking fuel31.8%
Health insurance48.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Farm Equipment
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