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Winner — 2013
CHUNNILAL SAHU
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 49.4%BJP 34.0%7 others 16.6%
Votes
69,355
49.4% share
Winning margin
21,693
15.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
76.6%
of 1,83,279
Akaltara is a safe seat — CHUNNILAL SAHU won by 15.4%.
Seat history
0 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.67 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHUNNILAL SAHU | INC (UPA) | 69,355 | 49.4% |
| 2 | DINESH SINGH | NDA | 47,662 | 34.0% |
| 3 | SANTAN LAL RATRE | BSP | 15,720 | 11.2% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,503 | 2.5% |
| 5 | GAURI BAI NAYAK | IND | 1,552 | 1.1% |
| 6 | RAJKUMARI DHRUW | 977 | 0.7% | |
| 7 | DILESH KUMAR KHANDE | NDA | 622 | 0.4% |
| 8 | MANHARAN LAL KURREY | BASMM | 523 | 0.4% |
| 9 | RAMESH KUMAR BANJARE | BHBP | 473 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (54th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal15.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.6% · min 0.3% · max 15.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
54th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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73rd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.4%BJP 34.0%BSP 11.2%OTH 3.0%NOTA 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.67 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,19,707
Density
420 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,853 km²
SC population24.6%
ST population11.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.6%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.6%
Electricity89.8%
Sanitation15.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.2%
Children fully vaccinated85.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.3%
Women literate74.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.2%
Clean cooking fuel24.8%
Health insurance74.0%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.