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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 124 · 1972
Dhamtari
Winner — 1972
KESHRIMAL
INC· Congress (R)
INC 46.0%BJS 43.2%5 others 10.9%
Votes
25,843
46.0% share
Winning margin
1,578
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
73.2%
of 76,767
A closely fought contest. KESHRIMAL won with a 2.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KESHRIMAL | Congress (R) | 25,843 | 46.0% |
| 2 | HANUMAN PRASAD SHOBHARAM | Grand Alliance | 24,265 | 43.2% |
| 3 | PANDURANG RAO GANPAT RAO | IND | 2,117 | 3.8% |
| 4 | RAMSEWAK RAMBHAROSA | 1,796 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | BUDHARCHAND | IND | 1,348 | 2.4% |
| 6 | CHAMPALAL RANULAL | IND | 489 | 0.9% |
| 7 | KANHAYALAL GOVINDRAM | IND | 362 | 0.6% |
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 (5th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 2.8% · max 46.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
5th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.97
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
70th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.0%BJS 43.2%OTH 10.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,90,922
Density
177 / km²
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,815 km²
SC population11.1%
ST population36.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.0%Other 8.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water37.4%
Electricity78.7%
Sanitation25.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated65.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)32.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.7%
Women literate72.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel43.6%
Health insurance48.5%
What's nearby?
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