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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 120 · 1998

Akaltara

Winner — 1998

CHHATRAM DEWANGAN
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 37.7%INC 27.6%10 others 34.7%
Votes
35,281
37.7% share
Winning margin
9,482
10.1% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
65.0%
of 1,43,925

A clear win with a 10.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHHATRAM DEWANGAN
BJP (NDA)
35,28137.7%
2
DR.RAKESH KUMAR SINGH
INC
25,79927.6%
3
JAYNARAYAN CHAUKSEY
BSP
24,76126.5%
4
RAMNATH SINGH MARAVI
IND
1,9862.1%
5
KAUSHAL PRASAD
IND
1,2131.3%
6
BIRENDRA KUMAR KASHYAP
AD
9951.1%
7
RAJKUMAR
IND
9671.0%
8
VINOD KUMAR SHUKLA
AJBP
9461.0%
9
REWATIRAMAN TIWARI
IND
8480.9%
10
SATISH DHIRAHI
4810.5%
11
MOHAN LAL
IND
2190.2%
12
KISHOR KUMAR SINGH
IND
990.1%

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 (20th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.3% · min 4.1% · max 45.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
20th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
147th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
114th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 37.7%INC 27.6%BSP 26.5%OTH 8.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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