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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 104 · 2018Reserved (ST)

Dindori

Winner — 2018

OMKAR SINGH MARKAM
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 45.8%BJP 28.5%7 others 25.7%
Votes
85,039
45.8% share
Winning margin
32,050
17.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
80.0%
of 2,32,187

Dindori is a safe seat — OMKAR SINGH MARKAM won by 17.3%.

Seat history

2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.40 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
OMKAR SINGH MARKAM
INC (UPA)
85,03945.8%
2
JAY SINGH MARAVI
BJP
52,98928.5%
3
GANGA SINGH PATTA
28,27415.2%
4
BHUDESHWAR BANWASI
BSCP
7,3414.0%
NOTA
NOTA
4,9402.7%
6
SUNARAM NAWASIYA
2,3761.3%
7
PANKAJ KUMAR PATTA
1,9301.0%
8
SITAR MARKAM
BSP
1,5280.8%
9
KEHAR SINGH VARME
SPKP
1,2490.7%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (50th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
17.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.4% · min 0.5% · max 69.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
50th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
53rd of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
10th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
230 seats · 116 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.8%BJP 28.5%GGP 15.2%OTH 7.8%NOTA 2.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.40 Cr

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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Kodo Kutki
🏛️

Ranmukteshwara Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Ranmukteshwara Temple

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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