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Winner — 2018
SAURABH SINGH
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 38.9%BSP 37.7%14 others 23.4%
Votes
60,502
38.9% share
Winning margin
1,854
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
76.7%
of 2,02,784
Akaltara was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 1,854 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.63 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAURABH SINGH | BJP (NDA) | 60,502 | 38.9% |
| 2 | RICHA JOGI | BSP | 58,648 | 37.7% |
| 3 | CHUNNILAL SAHU | UPA | 27,667 | 17.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,242 | 1.4% |
| 5 | BADRI PRASAD OGREY | IND | 971 | 0.6% |
| 6 | CHANDRAHAS DEWANGAN | AAP | 958 | 0.6% |
| 7 | PUSHPENDRA KUMAR JAISWAL | UPA | 746 | 0.5% |
| 8 | SHIV KUMAR VISHWKARMA | IND | 682 | 0.4% |
| 9 | RKS (RAM KUMAR SHRIWAS) | IND | 552 | 0.3% |
| 10 | RAJESH KUMAR BANJARE | API | 483 | 0.3% |
| 11 | JAGMOHAN PATLEY | IND | 481 | 0.3% |
| 12 | DILESHWAR SAHU | NDPF | 345 | 0.2% |
| 13 | SANJAY PRAKASH SAHU | BHKP | 323 | 0.2% |
| 14 | AMIR SINGH | IND | 308 | 0.2% |
| 15 | JIWAN LAL YADAW | Samajwadi Party | 301 | 0.2% |
| 16 | DILESHWAR VISHWAKARMA | 287 | 0.2% |
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
marginal1.2%
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
BJP 38.9%BSP 37.7%INC 17.8%OTH 4.1%NOTA 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.63 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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