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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 81 · 2018Reserved (ST)

Kanker

Winner — 2018

SHISHUPAL SHORI
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 51.2%BJP 36.6%5 others 12.2%
Votes
69,053
51.3% share
Winning margin
19,804
14.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
79.3%
of 1,69,877

A clear win with a 14.7% margin.

Seat history

1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.13 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHISHUPAL SHORI
INC (UPA)
69,05351.3%
2
HIRA MARKAM
NDA
49,24936.5%
3
HEMLAL MARKAM
6,2064.6%
NOTA
NOTA
3,3232.5%
5
RAMSAHAY KORRAM
BSP
3,0142.2%
6
BISHAL DHRUW
AAP
2,0161.5%
7
DEEPAK KUMAR USENDI
IND
1,8821.4%

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

Average turnout (35th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.0% · min 0.0% · max 16.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
35th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
22nd of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.3%BJP 36.5%OTH 9.8%NOTA 2.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.13 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,48,941
Density
105 / km²
Sex ratio
1006 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,161 km²
SC population4.2%
ST population55.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.8%Other 14.1%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.0%
Electricity69.7%
Sanitation19.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.1%
Children fully vaccinated89.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.2%
Women literate77.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.4%
Clean cooking fuel25.9%
Health insurance84.8%

What's nearby?

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