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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 153 · 1993Reserved (ST)
Chitrakote
Winner — 1993
DHANIRAM PUJARI
BJP· BJP
BJP 38.5%INC 38.4%3 others 23.1%
Votes
8,758
38.5% share
Winning margin
28
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
27.2%
of 83,576
Chitrakote was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 28 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHANIRAM PUJARI | BJP | 8,758 | 38.5% |
| 2 | AKTURAM NAG | INC | 8,730 | 38.4% |
| 3 | SITARAM KARMA | Left | 2,587 | 11.4% |
| 4 | RAMA KONDA | 2,090 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | LOKNATH | 574 | 2.5% |
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 (225th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 0.1% · max 42.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
225th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
208th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
145th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 38.5%INC 38.4%CPI 11.4%BSP 9.2%OTH 2.5%
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?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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