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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 173 · 1977Reserved (SC)
Dongargarh
Winner — 1977
VINAYAK MESHRAM
JNP· Janata
JNP 49.4%INC 33.8%4 others 16.8%
Votes
15,383
49.4% share
Winning margin
4,868
15.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
43.9%
of 70,869
Dongargarh is a safe seat — VINAYAK MESHRAM won by 15.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VINAYAK MESHRAM | Janata | 15,383 | 49.4% |
| 2 | TUMMANLAL | INC | 10,515 | 33.8% |
| 3 | RATIRAM | IND | 2,480 | 8.0% |
| 4 | MALIKDAS BANJARE | IND | 1,332 | 4.3% |
| 5 | NAGOJI VITHOBA | IND | 740 | 2.4% |
| 6 | BHAGWATRAO DONGRE | IND | 672 | 2.2% |
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 (80th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 3.5% · max 62.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
80th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
157th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
115th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 49.4%INC 33.8%IND 8.0%OTH 8.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,63,715
Density
223 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,020 km²
SC population18.7%
ST population17.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.3%
Electricity88.7%
Sanitation37.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated87.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.3%
Women literate64.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Clean cooking fuel51.0%
Health insurance35.1%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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