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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 33 · 2003

Sipat

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Winner — 2003

BADHRIDHAR DIWAN
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 23.3%INC 23.0%11 others 53.7%
Votes
22,649
23.3% share
Winning margin
299
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
72.8%
of 1,33,301

Sipat was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 299 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BADHRIDHAR DIWAN
BJP
BJP (NDA)
22,64923.3%
2
RAMESH KUMAR KAUSHIK
INC
INC
22,35023.0%
3
RAJENDRA CHAWLA
NCP
NCP
20,86921.5%
4
ENGG. RAMESHWAR KHARE
BSP
BSP
20,51221.1%
5
NAND KISHOR RAJ
GGP
4,0244.1%
6
SANTOSH AGRAWAL
IND
2,3922.5%
7
SANJAY KUMAR DUBEY
IND
1,0951.1%
8
SHATRUHAN KUMAR
IND
9551.0%
9
RATANLAL
IND
7060.7%
10
PARAS RAM YADAV
SP
Samajwadi Party
5620.6%
11
BHOLA RAM SAHU
IND
4230.4%
12
VEENA PANI
LJP
3050.3%
13
MUZNU RAM NISHAD
CPI(ML)(L)
2740.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (54th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.6% · min 0.3% · max 15.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
54th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
73rd of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 23.3%INC 23.0%NCP 21.5%BSP 21.1%OTH 11.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,19,707
Density
420 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,853 km²
SC population24.6%
ST population11.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.6%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.6%
Electricity89.8%
Sanitation15.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.2%
Children fully vaccinated85.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.3%
Women literate74.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.2%
Clean cooking fuel24.8%
Health insurance74.0%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Kosa
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Kotagarh (Kotagarh Fort)

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Kotagarh (Kotagarh Fort)

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Kotmi Fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Kotmi Fort

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