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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 106 · 1998Reserved (SC)

Sarangarh

Winner — 1998

DR. CHHABILAL RATRE
BSP· BSP
BSP 33.5%INC 31.0%9 others 35.5%
Votes
24,552
33.5% share
Winning margin
1,849
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
60.4%
of 1,21,463

A closely fought contest. DR. CHHABILAL RATRE won with a 2.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR. CHHABILAL RATRE
BSP
24,55233.5%
2
SAKHARAM MALHOTRA
INC
22,70331.0%
3
SHAMSHER SINGH
NDA
16,30822.3%
4
HULAS RAM MANHAR
IND
2,5583.5%
5
SHIB PRASAD
IND
1,7782.4%
6
DHANKA
CSP
1,2511.7%
7
CHHEDILAL
1,1331.6%
8
CHHABILAL/RAGHU
IND
1,1011.5%
9
GHURAU
IND
8751.2%
10
BOLIRAM
IND
8241.1%
11
KHILESHWAR
IND
2150.3%

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 (74th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 0.2% · max 48.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
74th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.58
fewer partiesmore parties
73rd of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
11th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.58EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 33.5%INC 31.0%BJP 22.3%OTH 13.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,54,905
Density
182 / km²
Sex ratio
1008 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,800 km²
SC population4.6%
ST population57.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.5%Other 16.2%Other 3.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.5%
Electricity57.7%
Sanitation13.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.1%
Children underweight (under 5)33.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.6%
Women literate66.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.0%
Clean cooking fuel22.3%
Health insurance42.6%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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