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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AKBAR BHAI | INC (UPA) | 1,36,320 | 56.6% |
| 2 | ASHOK SAHU | NDA | 77,036 | 32.0% |
| 3 | RAMKHILAWAN DAHARIYA | IND | 6,604 | 2.7% |
| 4 | AGAM DAS ANANT | JCC(J) | 6,250 | 2.6% |
| 5 | RAM KUMAR SAHU | IND | 2,947 | 1.2% |
| 6 | REKHACHAND BAGHEL | IND | 1,990 | 0.8% |
| 7 | MALESH KUMAR MARKAM | 1,475 | 0.6% | |
| 8 | MOHIT SAHOO | IND | 1,265 | 0.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 949 | 0.4% |
| 10 | BHOJ KUMAR BANJARA | IND | 903 | 0.4% |
| 11 | SIYADEVI PENDRO | IND | 701 | 0.3% |
| 12 | AGHAN SINGH YADAV | Samajwadi Party | 547 | 0.2% |
| 13 | KAMLESH TIWARI DAMRUWALE | IND | 468 | 0.2% |
| 14 | ASHOK SAHU | CSM | 465 | 0.2% |
| 15 | KRITI DEVI SINGH (YOGESHWR RAJ SINGH) | IND | 459 | 0.2% |
| 16 | GOPAL SINGH KHUSARO | IND | 438 | 0.2% |
| 17 | KAUSHAL KUMAR MOHLE | IND | 402 | 0.2% |
| 18 | AJAY PALI (BABA) | 381 | 0.2% | |
| 19 | AKBAR AJMER | IND | 342 | 0.1% |
| 20 | SANTLAL DHURWEY | IND | 296 | 0.1% |
| 21 | SUSHIL KUMAR SATYAVANSHI | IND | 268 | 0.1% |
| 22 | SEWARAM PATRE | IND | 233 | 0.1% |
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.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean24.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 1.2% · max 24.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
34th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
84th of 90Where 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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