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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 73 · 2003

Bemetara

Winner — 2003

DR. CHETAN VERMA
INC· INC
INC 43.7%BJP 30.3%7 others 26.0%
Votes
39,830
43.7% share
Winning margin
12,242
13.4% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
67.5%
of 1,34,914

A clear win with a 13.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR. CHETAN VERMA
INC
39,83043.7%
2
SHARDA MAHESH TIWARI
NDA
27,58830.3%
3
DEVDATTA SINGH VERMA
NCP
9,36110.3%
4
DHANANJAY SINGH PARIHAR
IND
4,2984.7%
5
BEDAN LAL GENDRE
BSP
4,0214.4%
6
TIKU RAM NISHAD
JPJD
2,8713.1%
7
TEKRAM KOUSHALEY
IND
1,3821.5%
8
BAL RAM TANDAN
CPI(ML)(L)
9961.1%
9
MANISH KUMAR CHHABARA
NDA
7780.8%

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 (24th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
13.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.9% · min 0.5% · max 15.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
24th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
73rd of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
39th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.7%BJP 30.3%NCP 10.3%OTH 15.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,37,133
Density
190 / km²
Sex ratio
1015 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,070 km²
SC population10.2%
ST population26.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 91.1%Other 9.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.1%
Electricity87.3%
Sanitation25.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated91.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)31.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.3%
Women literate80.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.8%
Clean cooking fuel27.4%
Health insurance80.8%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Soyabean
Old Temple near Gandai (Old Temple) Shiva Temple

Old Temple near Gandai (Old Temple) Shiva Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Old Temple near Gandai (Old Temple) Shiva Temple

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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