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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 186 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Ambikapur

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Winner — 1957

BRIJBHUSHAN
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
KURRAY PRITAM
INC· 6,286 votes
INC 21.2%INC 15.6%10 others 63.2%
Votes
8,562
21.2% share
Winning margin
3,435
8.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
17.6%
of 1,14,774

A clear win with a 8.5% margin.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1951 vs 1957

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BRIJBHUSHAN
INC
8,56221.2%
2
KURRAY PRITAM
INC
6,28615.6%
3
SATYANARAIN
IND
5,12712.7%
4
JUGESWAR
IND
4,74711.8%
5
DEOSARAN
IND
3,0907.7%
6
RAGHUNANDAN
BJS
2,6166.5%
7
GANGARAM
PSP
2,3475.8%
8
RAWARIRAMAN
BJS
2,1705.4%
9
SINGH JAGDISH SHARAN
IND
2,1185.2%
10
ASANRAM
IND
1,4813.7%
11
RAJDEO
PSP
1,1482.8%
12
SINGH SIYAMBAR
IND
7091.8%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (121st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 1.2% · max 51.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
121st of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
110th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
41st of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 21.2%INC 15.6%IND 12.7%IND 11.8%IND 7.7%BJS 6.5%OTH 24.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,73,046
Density
233 / km²
Sex ratio
965 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,025 km²
SC population11.2%
ST population39.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.1%Muslim 7.2%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water48.2%
Electricity83.0%
Sanitation22.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.8%
Children fully vaccinated77.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.4%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.1%
Women literate59.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.3%
Clean cooking fuel61.6%
Health insurance43.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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