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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 49 · 19512 seats · 1 ST

Kanker

Winner — 1951

MAHARAJADHIRAJ B. P. DEO
IND
Also elected — same seat
RATANSINGH
IND· 33,264 votes
IND 41.6%IND 29.2%3 others 29.2%
Votes
47,362
41.6% share
Winning margin
33,777
29.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
63.0%
of 90,286

Kanker is a safe seat — MAHARAJADHIRAJ B. P. DEO won by 29.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHARAJADHIRAJ B. P. DEO
IND
47,36241.6%
2
RATANSINGH
IND
33,26429.2%
3
R. P. POTAI
13,58511.9%
4
RAMDAYAL
10,3329.1%
5
GOSAI
9,3128.2%

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 (207th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
29.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 0.9% · max 46.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
207th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
45th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 41.6%IND 29.2%INC 11.9%INC 9.1%SP 8.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,62,375
Density
203 / km²
Sex ratio
883 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,687 km²
SC population23.0%
ST population4.2%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.2%Other 4.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity47.5%
Sanitation15.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.2%
Children fully vaccinated72.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Children underweight (under 5)34.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.5%
Women literate60.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel30.1%
Health insurance17.1%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Furniture - Wooden
🏛️

Inscription in the fort of Bachhaun

🏛️MonumentASI

Inscription in the fort of Bachhaun

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