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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 40 · 1951
Dhamtari
Winner — 1951
RAM GOPAL SHARMA
INC 40.7%KMPP 23.1%3 others 36.2%
Votes
10,941
40.8% share
Winning margin
4,748
17.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
57.6%
of 46,624
Dhamtari is a safe seat — RAM GOPAL SHARMA won by 17.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM GOPAL SHARMA | 10,941 | 40.8% | |
| 2 | GIRDHARILAL | KMPP | 6,193 | 23.1% |
| 3 | PANDHARIRAO GULABRAO | 5,446 | 20.3% | |
| 4 | GOPIKISHAN | 2,799 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | ABDUL WAKIL | IND | 1,471 | 5.5% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Low turnout (190th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 0.2% · max 41.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
190th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
144th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
158th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.8%KMPP 23.1%BJS 20.3%SP 10.4%IND 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,78,458
Density
232 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,252 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population9.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.4%Other 7.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.3%
Electricity72.0%
Sanitation25.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.7%
Children underweight (under 5)35.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Women literate69.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.7%
Health insurance27.5%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Farm Equipment
🏛️
All structures in or connection with the Mahal (fort) of the Dangi rulers
🏛️MonumentASI
All structures in or connection with the Mahal (fort) of the Dangi rulers
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.