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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 154 · 1980Reserved (ST)
Dantewada
Winner — 1980
MAHENDRA KARMA
CPI· Left
CPI 41.1%INC(I) 36.8%3 others 22.0%
Votes
7,210
41.1% share
Winning margin
756
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
25.7%
of 68,229
A closely fought contest. MAHENDRA KARMA won with a 4.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHENDRA KARMA | Left | 7,210 | 41.1% |
| 2 | DINESH KUMAR KUNJAM |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 6,454 | 36.8% |
| 3 | SAMARURAM PARGANIA | BJP | 2,121 | 12.1% |
| 4 | SONNU HADMA | JNP(SC) | 1,088 | 6.2% |
| 5 | BARSA DULARAM | IND | 650 | 3.7% |
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
safe4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 0.6% · max 42.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
220th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.83
fewer partiesmore parties
227th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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78th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 41.1%INC(I) 36.8%BJP 12.1%JNP(SC) 6.2%OTH 3.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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 vaccinated— NOT 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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