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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 140 · 1985
Mahasamund
Winner — 1985
MAKSUDANLAL CHANDRAKAR
INC· INC
INC 32.7%JNP 20.1%12 others 47.3%
Votes
13,775
32.7% share
Winning margin
5,313
12.6% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
50.1%
of 84,209
A clear win with a 12.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAKSUDANLAL CHANDRAKAR | INC | 13,775 | 32.7% |
| 2 | BISHANLAL CHANDRAKAR | Janata | 8,462 | 20.1% |
| 3 | ALAKHRAM NETAM | IND | 6,814 | 16.2% |
| 4 | GAJESHWARSINGH | IND | 3,876 | 9.2% |
| 5 | SHRIRAM SAHU | BJP | 3,784 | 9.0% |
| 6 | BHISHMA DEO NAKUL DHIDHI | IND | 2,720 | 6.5% |
| 7 | PUSAO | IND | 586 | 1.4% |
| 8 | DEWADAS | IND | 532 | 1.3% |
| 9 | MOTILAL | IND | 384 | 0.9% |
| 10 | BABULAL CHANDRANAHU | IND | 358 | 0.8% |
| 11 | KHELBAHARA | IND | 339 | 0.8% |
| 12 | BHARATLAL SAHU | IND | 230 | 0.6% |
| 13 | SURAJBAI BISHAMBHAR SINGH | IND | 180 | 0.4% |
| 14 | LALIT MOHAN | IND | 136 | 0.3% |
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 (75th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 1.3% · max 35.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
75th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
184th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
91st of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 32.7%JNP 20.1%IND 16.2%IND 9.2%BJP 9.0%IND 6.5%OTH 6.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,31,597
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,466 km²
SC population17.0%
ST population15.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.8%Muslim 9.0%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water20.3%
Electricity70.9%
Sanitation30.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.0%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.9%
Women literate75.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.6%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance41.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati Rice
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