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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 118 · 1962
Raipur
Winner — 1962
SHARDA CHARAN TIWARI
INC· INC
INC 48.9%PSP 27.3%7 others 23.8%
Votes
20,597
48.9% share
Winning margin
9,102
21.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
62.1%
of 67,838
Raipur is a safe seat — SHARDA CHARAN TIWARI won by 21.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHARDA CHARAN TIWARI | INC | 20,597 | 48.9% |
| 2 | THAKUR RAMKRISHNA SINGH | Praja Socialist Party | 11,495 | 27.3% |
| 3 | SUDHIR KUMAR | Left | 5,536 | 13.1% |
| 4 | NARSINGH PRASAD | 2,377 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | AZIZUDDIN | IND | 877 | 2.1% |
| 6 | GOVERDHAN DAS BAGDI | IND | 461 | 1.1% |
| 7 | BHOLABHAI | FB | 454 | 1.1% |
| 8 | RAMADHAR | IND | 270 | 0.6% |
| 9 | HARIDAS | IND | 57 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (54th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe21.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.6% · min 0.2% · max 46.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
54th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
35th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.9%PSP 27.3%CPI 13.1%BJS 5.6%OTH 5.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,91,854
Density
213 / km²
Sex ratio
920 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,133 km²
SC population16.9%
ST population13.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.1%Other 4.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water22.2%
Electricity69.5%
Sanitation35.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.4%
Children fully vaccinated82.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.0%
Children underweight (under 5)28.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.9%
Women literate69.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.6%
Clean cooking fuel36.7%
Health insurance49.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Toor Dal
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