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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 147 · 1990Reserved (ST)
Kanker
Winner — 1990
AGHAN SINGH BHAW SINGH THAKUR
BJP· BJP
BJP 63.1%INC 21.3%8 others 15.6%
Votes
28,529
63.1% share
Winning margin
18,907
41.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
45.2%
of 1,00,060
Kanker is a safe seat — AGHAN SINGH BHAW SINGH THAKUR won by 41.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AGHAN SINGH BHAW SINGH THAKUR | BJP | 28,529 | 63.1% |
| 2 | BHAGWAT SINGH THAKUR | INC | 9,622 | 21.3% |
| 3 | GOKUL RAM NAG | IND | 1,827 | 4.0% |
| 4 | LALLU PRASAD BALA RAM | 1,068 | 2.4% | |
| 5 | KRIPA RAM KAWADE | IND | 1,064 | 2.4% |
| 6 | SUNDARU RAM SALAM | IND | 984 | 2.2% |
| 7 | AJURAM TARAM | IND | 671 | 1.5% |
| 8 | PEELA RAM UIKE | IND | 577 | 1.3% |
| 9 | VIJAY MANDAVI | 481 | 1.1% | |
| 10 | MANOHAR NETAM | IND | 405 | 0.9% |
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 (98th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe41.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.7% · min 1.1% · max 64.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
98th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
133rd of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
178th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 63.1%INC 21.3%OTH 15.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,58,875
Density
198 / km²
Sex ratio
896 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,371 km²
SC population20.0%
ST population4.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 10.3%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.9%
Electricity61.0%
Sanitation24.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.6%
Children fully vaccinated78.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.5%
Children underweight (under 5)34.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.5%
Women literate64.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.8%
Clean cooking fuel31.8%
Health insurance48.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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