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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 103 · 1998

Raigarh

Winner — 1998

KRISHNA KUMAR
INC· INC
INC 44.5%BJP 42.4%9 others 13.1%
Votes
39,147
44.5% share
Winning margin
1,884
2.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
65.5%
of 1,34,300

A closely fought contest. KRISHNA KUMAR won with a 2.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KRISHNA KUMAR
INC
39,14744.5%
2
ROSANLAL
NDA
37,26342.4%
3
VISHNU SEVAK
BSP
3,6284.1%
4
KHEMRAJ
IND
3,0933.5%
5
NANDAN GUPTA
LSWP
1,6721.9%
6
MEER MOHAMMAD
IND
1,1271.3%
7
SANAT KUMAR
IND
5920.7%
8
MOHD.AKHATER
IND
4790.5%
9
SMT.SAVITRI MAHANT
3680.4%
10
BIRBAL GUPTA
IND
3060.3%
11
BHUWANLAL PATEL ADVOCATE
CSP
2920.3%

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 (61st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.4% · min 2.1% · max 42.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
61st of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
7th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.5%BJP 42.4%OTH 13.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,04,524
Density
94 / km²
Sex ratio
1002 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,470 km²
SC population5.7%
ST population64.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.9%Other 11.9%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.8%
Electricity36.9%
Sanitation5.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.6%
Children fully vaccinated80.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.2%
Women literate63.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.1%
Clean cooking fuel12.1%
Health insurance47.2%

What's nearby?

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