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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 72 · 2018

Kawardha

Winner — 2018

AKBAR BHAI
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 56.6%BJP 32.0%20 others 11.4%
Votes
1,36,320
56.6% share
Winning margin
59,284
24.6% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
82.5%
of 2,91,790

Kawardha is a safe seat — AKBAR BHAI won by 24.6%.

Seat history

1 of 21 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

22 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AKBAR BHAI
INC (UPA)
1,36,32056.6%
2
ASHOK SAHU
NDA
77,03632.0%
3
RAMKHILAWAN DAHARIYA
IND
6,6042.7%
4
AGAM DAS ANANT
JCC(J)
6,2502.6%
5
RAM KUMAR SAHU
IND
2,9471.2%
6
REKHACHAND BAGHEL
IND
1,9900.8%
7
MALESH KUMAR MARKAM
1,4750.6%
8
MOHIT SAHOO
IND
1,2650.5%
NOTA
NOTA
9490.4%
10
BHOJ KUMAR BANJARA
IND
9030.4%
11
SIYADEVI PENDRO
IND
7010.3%
12
AGHAN SINGH YADAV
Samajwadi Party
5470.2%
13
KAMLESH TIWARI DAMRUWALE
IND
4680.2%
14
ASHOK SAHU
CSM
4650.2%
15
KRITI DEVI SINGH (YOGESHWR RAJ SINGH)
IND
4590.2%
16
GOPAL SINGH KHUSARO
IND
4380.2%
17
KAUSHAL KUMAR MOHLE
IND
4020.2%
18
AJAY PALI (BABA)
3810.2%
19
AKBAR AJMER
IND
3420.1%
20
SANTLAL DHURWEY
IND
2960.1%
21
SUSHIL KUMAR SATYAVANSHI
IND
2680.1%
22
SEWARAM PATRE
IND
2330.1%

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

Average turnout (34th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
24.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 1.2% · max 24.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
34th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
84th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.6%BJP 32.0%OTH 11.0%NOTA 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/21

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.10 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,22,526
Density
194 / km²
Sex ratio
996 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,235 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population20.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.3%Other 5.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.3%
Electricity85.2%
Sanitation13.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.9%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.6%
Women literate66.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.3%
Clean cooking fuel25.0%
Health insurance72.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Sugarcane based product (Ex. Jaggery, Molasses)

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