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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 115 · 1962Reserved (SC)
Mahasamund
Winner — 1962
PARAN
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 37.4%INC 31.1%3 others 31.5%
Votes
6,373
37.4% share
Winning margin
1,067
6.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
31.4%
of 54,347
A clear win with a 6.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARAN | Praja Socialist Party | 6,373 | 37.4% |
| 2 | BAJIRAO | INC | 5,306 | 31.1% |
| 3 | LALA RAM | 2,687 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | DEVI DAS | REP | 2,313 | 13.6% |
| 5 | MEHTAR | IND | 364 | 2.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
High turnout (39th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.1% · min 0.2% · max 70.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
39th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
98th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
59th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 37.4%INC 31.1%BJS 15.8%REP 13.6%OTH 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,79,131
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,758 km²
SC population9.5%
ST population37.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 83.0%Other 9.8%Muslim 5.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.0%
Electricity73.0%
Sanitation21.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.5%
Children underweight (under 5)31.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.9%
Women literate71.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance44.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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