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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 140 · 1990
Mahasamund
Winner — 1990
SANTOSH KUMAR
JD· National Front
JD 39.5%INC 33.9%21 others 26.7%
Votes
22,787
39.5% share
Winning margin
3,233
5.6% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
53.5%
of 1,07,857
A clear win with a 5.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
23 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANTOSH KUMAR | National Front | 22,787 | 39.5% |
| 2 | AGNI CHANDRAKAR | INC | 19,554 | 33.9% |
| 3 | DEV PRASAD KELKAR | IND | 3,508 | 6.1% |
| 4 | MOHD. YAKUB RAJWANI | IND | 3,125 | 5.4% |
| 5 | TULSI RAM SAHU | IND | 2,224 | 3.9% |
| 6 | FAJAL HUSSAIN PASHA | IND | 1,918 | 3.3% |
| 7 | ALAKH RAM NETAM | IND | 1,217 | 2.1% |
| 8 | RUPESHWAR ALIAS RUPU | IND | 1,018 | 1.8% |
| 9 | DILIP JAIN SIRPURWALE | IND | 352 | 0.6% |
| 10 | DEEPAK RAO SAKARKAR (BHAU) | IND | 304 | 0.5% |
| 11 | HARI OM TIWARI | 278 | 0.5% | |
| 12 | RAMESH | IND | 212 | 0.4% |
| 13 | MARKHANDE PURAN | IND | 210 | 0.4% |
| 14 | MANJIT SINGH | IND | 151 | 0.3% |
| 15 | NARENDRA TIWARI ALIAS DADU | IND | 147 | 0.3% |
| 16 | BABU LAL | IND | 146 | 0.3% |
| 17 | SHANKAR LAL SAHU AZAD | IND | 140 | 0.2% |
| 18 | GANGADHAR AGRAWAL | IND | 97 | 0.2% |
| 19 | ABHAY RAM SAHU | IND | 94 | 0.2% |
| 20 | PUSAU MADAIYA | IND | 90 | 0.2% |
| 21 | PUNAM KUMAR CHANDRAKAR | IND | 79 | 0.1% |
| 22 | DAU GUNNIDHI LAL AGRAWAL | IND | 54 | 0.1% |
| 23 | MANIK GUPTA | IND | 31 | 0.1% |
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 (75th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 1.3% · max 35.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
75th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
184th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
91st of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 39.5%INC 33.9%IND 6.1%IND 5.4%OTH 15.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,31,597
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,466 km²
SC population17.0%
ST population15.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.8%Muslim 9.0%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water20.3%
Electricity70.9%
Sanitation30.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.0%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.9%
Women literate75.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.6%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance41.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati Rice
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