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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 154 · 1998Reserved (ST)
Dantewada
Winner — 1998
MAHENDRA KARMA
INC· INC
INC 43.8%CPI 29.3%2 others 26.9%
Votes
16,856
43.8% share
Winning margin
5,573
14.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
36.6%
of 1,05,113
A clear win with a 14.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHENDRA KARMA | INC | 16,856 | 43.8% |
| 2 | ARJUN SINGH KUNJAM | 11,283 | 29.3% | |
| 3 | CHAMROO | NDA | 9,373 | 24.4% |
| 4 | ARJUN SINGH | 976 | 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 (220th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 0.6% · max 42.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
220th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.83
fewer partiesmore parties
227th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
78th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.8%CPI 29.3%BJP 24.4%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?
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