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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 145 · 1998
Dhamtari
Winner — 1998
HARSHAD MEHTA
INC· INC
INC 54.8%BJP 39.0%10 others 6.2%
Votes
56,520
54.8% share
Winning margin
16,322
15.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
72.3%
of 1,42,686
Dhamtari is a safe seat — HARSHAD MEHTA won by 15.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARSHAD MEHTA | INC | 56,520 | 54.8% |
| 2 | KRIPARAM HEERALAL SAHU | NDA | 40,198 | 39.0% |
| 3 | DWARKA TARAK | IND | 1,582 | 1.5% |
| 4 | ASHFAQ ALI | IND | 1,024 | 1.0% |
| 5 | TEEJU RAM PATEL | IND | 983 | 0.9% |
| 6 | PRADEEP TIWARI | CSP | 784 | 0.8% |
| 7 | RAM KISUN SAHU | IND | 665 | 0.6% |
| 8 | SHIVCHARAN NETAM | IND | 441 | 0.4% |
| 9 | GANESH RAM MOURYAWANSHI (SINHA) | IND | 331 | 0.3% |
| 10 | DOMAR SINGH SAHU (ADVOCATE) | IND | 310 | 0.3% |
| 11 | KRISHNA RAO JAGTAP | 258 | 0.3% | |
| 12 | SATYAWAN (BABLU) YADAV | IND | 58 | 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 (73rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 3.0% · max 55.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
73rd of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
196th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
183rd of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.8%BJP 39.0%OTH 6.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,58,875
Density
198 / km²
Sex ratio
896 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,371 km²
SC population20.0%
ST population4.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 10.3%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.9%
Electricity61.0%
Sanitation24.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.6%
Children fully vaccinated78.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.5%
Children underweight (under 5)34.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.5%
Women literate64.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.8%
Clean cooking fuel31.8%
Health insurance48.2%
What's nearby?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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