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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2003Reserved (ST)

Pilkha

Winner — 2003

RAMSEWAK PAIKRA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 51.3%INC 33.8%8 others 14.9%
Votes
59,967
51.3% share
Winning margin
20,501
17.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
68.9%
of 1,69,604

Pilkha is a safe seat — RAMSEWAK PAIKRA won by 17.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMSEWAK PAIKRA
BJP (NDA)
59,96751.3%
2
PREM SAI
INC
39,46633.8%
3
BIRBAL
3,8723.3%
4
MAHENDRA PRASAD
IND
3,4002.9%
5
BAL SINGH
3,3972.9%
6
DUBRAJ SINGH
2,2461.9%
7
RAGHUWAR
NCP
1,7951.5%
8
NARENDRA KUMAR SINGH
IND
1,1841.0%
9
BERNADET JOSEPH
8600.7%
10
CHANDA
IND
6870.6%

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 (18th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
17.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 7.6% · max 24.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
18th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
7th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 51.3%INC 33.8%OTH 14.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,59,886
Density
150 / km²
Sex ratio
978 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
15,732 km²
SC population4.9%
ST population55.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.1%Other 9.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.1%
Electricity48.6%
Sanitation25.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.3%
Children fully vaccinated84.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.3%
Women literate71.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Clean cooking fuel24.5%
Health insurance65.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jackfruit🏺Potato🏺Rice- Jiraphul, Bisni etc🏺Turmeric

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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