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Winner — 2008
AMBIKA MARKAM
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 46.0%BJP 33.7%6 others 20.3%
Votes
56,048
46.0% share
Winning margin
14,896
12.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
78.6%
of 1,55,190
A clear win with a 12.2% margin.
Seat history
0 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMBIKA MARKAM | INC (UPA) | 56,048 | 46.0% |
| 2 | PINKY SHIVRAJ SHAH | NDA | 41,152 | 33.8% |
| 3 | MAYARAM NAGVANSHI | 11,664 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | PURAN SINGH NETAM | IND | 6,530 | 5.3% |
| 5 | NARESH KUMAR MANDAVI | BSP | 1,853 | 1.5% |
| 6 | RAM PRASAD NETAM | LSWP | 1,840 | 1.5% |
| 7 | GOVIND SINGH MARKAM | IND | 1,591 | 1.3% |
| 8 | DULESH KUMAR MARKAM | IND | 1,267 | 1.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (2nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 1.5% · max 29.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
2nd of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
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12th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.0%BJP 33.8%GGP 9.6%IND 5.3%OTH 5.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.04 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,99,781
Density
196 / km²
Sex ratio
1010 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,084 km²
SC population7.3%
ST population26.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 97.2%Other 2.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water31.4%
Electricity88.5%
Sanitation29.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.3%
Children fully vaccinated80.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.5%
Children underweight (under 5)28.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.6%
Women literate82.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.8%
Clean cooking fuel30.9%
Health insurance86.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Rice
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.