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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 154 · 1985Reserved (ST)
Dantewara
Winner — 1985
LAKSHMAN KARMA
INC· INC
INC 46.9%CPI 42.9%1 others 10.2%
Votes
9,639
46.9% share
Winning margin
820
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
26.9%
of 76,270
A closely fought contest. LAKSHMAN KARMA won with a 4.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAKSHMAN KARMA | INC | 9,639 | 46.9% |
| 2 | MAHENDRA KARMA | Left | 8,819 | 42.9% |
| 3 | GOPI LACHHU | BJP | 2,086 | 10.2% |
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.
Low turnout (220th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.0%
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%
lowerhigher
78th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.9%CPI 42.9%BJP 10.2%
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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