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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 153 · 1985Reserved (ST)

Chitrakote

Winner — 1985

A. K. TURAM NAG
INC· INC
INC 39.8%BJP 35.4%3 others 24.8%
Votes
5,457
39.8% share
Winning margin
601
4.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
22.1%
of 62,096

A closely fought contest. A. K. TURAM NAG won with a 4.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A. K. TURAM NAG
INC
5,45739.8%
2
DHANIRAM PUJARI
BJP
4,85635.4%
3
BOMDA RAM
Left
2,18315.9%
4
SANNU RAM
Janata
7215.3%
5
DAYARAM MOURYA
ICS
4953.6%

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 (225th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 0.1% · max 42.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
225th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
208th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
145th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.8%BJP 35.4%CPI 15.9%JNP 5.3%OTH 3.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 vaccinatedNOT 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?

4 locations
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