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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 98 · 1985Reserved (ST)
Jashpur
Winner — 1985
GANESH RAM
BJP· BJP
BJP 49.5%INC 46.5%3 others 4.0%
Votes
21,519
49.5% share
Winning margin
1,310
3.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
55.9%
of 77,828
A closely fought contest. GANESH RAM won with a 3.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GANESH RAM | BJP | 21,519 | 49.5% |
| 2 | LUIS BECK | INC | 20,209 | 46.5% |
| 3 | BHODARO BHATKU | Janata | 969 | 2.2% |
| 4 | R. BIS KUJAR | IND | 437 | 1.0% |
| 5 | KSHIR SAGAR SINGH | IND | 352 | 0.8% |
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 (176th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.3% · max 27.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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176th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
205th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
102nd of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.5%INC 46.5%OTH 4.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,63,289
Density
473 / km²
Sex ratio
929 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,211 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population15.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.7%Muslim 8.3%Other 4.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water44.7%
Electricity87.8%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.0%
Children underweight (under 5)31.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate68.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.2%
Clean cooking fuel28.5%
Health insurance61.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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