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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 101 · 1985Reserved (ST)

Dharamjaigarh

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Winner — 1985

CHANESHRAM RATHIA
INC· INC
INC 58.1%BJP 12.4%11 others 29.5%
Votes
16,569
58.1% share
Winning margin
13,027
45.7% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
33.1%
of 86,137

Dharamjaigarh is a safe seat — CHANESHRAM RATHIA won by 45.7%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHANESHRAM RATHIA
INC
INC
16,56958.1%
2
LOCHAN PRASAD
BJP
BJP
3,54212.4%
3
PREM SINGH
IND
1,8206.4%
4
GREGORI
IND
1,7216.0%
5
RAVINARAYAN RATHIA
IND
1,3184.6%
6
JAGMOHAN SHOMA
JNP
Janata
8973.1%
7
NAKUL SAI
IND
7392.6%
8
WAJANSINGH RATHIA
IND
5612.0%
9
KESHAR KUMARI
IND
4931.7%
10
MANGE RAM
IND
3171.1%
11
RAMRATAN
IND
3151.1%
12
BAHADUR SINGH RATHIA
IND
1610.6%
13
MILAP
IND
540.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (137th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
45.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 0.9% · max 45.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
137th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
174th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
109th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 58.1%BJP 12.4%IND 6.4%IND 6.0%OTH 17.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,63,289
Density
473 / km²
Sex ratio
929 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,211 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population15.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.7%Muslim 8.3%Other 4.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water44.7%
Electricity87.8%
Sanitation55.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.0%
Children underweight (under 5)31.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate68.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.2%
Clean cooking fuel28.5%
Health insurance61.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
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Large effigy of Vishnu Varaha

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Large effigy of Vishnu Varaha

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