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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 69 · 2003Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 2003

MAHENDRA KARMA
INC· INC
INC 35.9%CPI 28.7%3 others 35.5%
Votes
24,572
35.9% share
Winning margin
4,935
7.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
60.3%
of 1,13,625

A clear win with a 7.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHENDRA KARMA
INC
24,57235.9%
2
NANDA RAM SORI
19,63728.7%
3
SONURAM SODI (URF) CHANNOO BHAIYA
NDA
13,04119.0%
4
PINTU RAM
IND
6,3859.3%
5
SUKOO RAM KASYAP
NCP
4,8557.1%

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.

Average turnout (42nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 4.6% · max 14.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
42nd of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
89th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.9%CPI 28.7%BJP 19.0%IND 9.3%NCP 7.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,43,872
Density
392 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,535 km²
SC population13.7%
ST population11.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.6%Other 6.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water35.9%
Electricity88.6%
Sanitation33.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.7%
Children fully vaccinated82.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.7%
Women literate80.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.3%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance67.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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