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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 176 · 1985

Kawardha

Winner — 1985

RANI SHASHI PRABHA DEVI
INC· INC
INC 60.6%IND 18.8%2 others 20.6%
Votes
29,882
60.6% share
Winning margin
20,614
41.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
56.5%
of 87,154

Kawardha is a safe seat — RANI SHASHI PRABHA DEVI won by 41.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RANI SHASHI PRABHA DEVI
INC
29,88260.6%
2
RAJMATA PRIYAMBADA DEVI
IND
9,26818.8%
3
HAMIDULLAH KHAN
IND
8,04616.3%
4
LALA RAM SONI
Janata
2,0904.2%

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.

Average turnout (106th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
41.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 3.0% · max 41.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
106th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.96
fewer partiesmore parties
222nd of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
27th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.96EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 60.6%IND 18.8%IND 16.3%OTH 4.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,10,061
Density
178 / km²
Sex ratio
943 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,352 km²
SC population11.9%
ST population35.0%
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What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.3%Muslim 8.9%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.6%
Electricity76.3%
Sanitation26.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.2%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.4%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.8%
Women literate65.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.8%
Clean cooking fuel48.3%
Health insurance38.1%

What's nearby?

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