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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 189 · 1985Reserved (ST)

Dindori

Winner — 1985

DHARAMSINGH MASRAM
INC· INC
INC 46.3%BJP 28.7%6 others 25.1%
Votes
9,518
46.3% share
Winning margin
3,625
17.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
27.2%
of 75,501

Dindori is a safe seat — DHARAMSINGH MASRAM won by 17.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHARAMSINGH MASRAM
INC
9,51846.3%
2
LALSHAH PARASTE
BJP
5,89328.7%
3
PUNNO LAL BANWASI
IND
2,15410.5%
4
NAND LAL
IND
1,1485.6%
5
MOHAN SINGH UDDEY
IND
5552.7%
6
PREMWATI MARKO
IND
5272.6%
7
PREM LAL BANWASI
IND
4432.1%
8
SONISINGH PARASETE
IND
3241.6%

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.

Average turnout (135th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.3% · max 36.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
135th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
91st of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
21st of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.3%BJP 28.7%IND 10.5%IND 5.6%OTH 9.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,85,881
Density
255 / km²
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,427 km²
SC population6.3%
ST population69.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.2%Other 4.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water28.8%
Electricity74.5%
Sanitation18.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.1%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.8%
Children underweight (under 5)41.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.4%
Women literate49.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance29.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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