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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 79 · 2003

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Winner — 2003

RAMSHILA SAHU
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 39.8%INC 30.7%11 others 29.5%
Votes
40,813
39.8% share
Winning margin
9,290
9.1% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
80.8%
of 1,27,095

A clear win with a 9.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMSHILA SAHU
BJP
BJP (NDA)
40,81339.8%
2
GHANA RAM SAHU
INC
INC
31,52330.7%
3
GAJENDRA THAKUR
NCP
NCP
9,3989.2%
4
ARJUN SINGH NISHAD
BSP
BSP
7,9497.7%
5
HIRAMAN LAL TELI
IND
2,8982.8%
6
RATAN LAL BANJARE
IND
2,4842.4%
7
K. R. KUNJAM
IND
1,9611.9%
8
DR TEJ RAM SAHU
IND
1,7031.7%
9
DAU BHUPENDRA DILLIWAR
IND
1,2471.2%
10
DEMIN BAI SINHA
CSP
9270.9%
11
SANT KUMAR
IND
8810.9%
12
CHINTTA RAM
IND
5220.5%
13
ASHOK KUMAR ADIL
IND
3300.3%

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 (39th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 0.1% · max 16.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
39th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.80
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.0%
lowerhigher
6th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 39.8%INC 30.7%NCP 9.2%BSP 7.7%OTH 12.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,48,941
Density
105 / km²
Sex ratio
1006 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,161 km²
SC population4.2%
ST population55.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.8%Other 14.1%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.0%
Electricity69.7%
Sanitation19.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.1%
Children fully vaccinated89.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.2%
Women literate77.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.4%
Clean cooking fuel25.9%
Health insurance84.8%

What's nearby?

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