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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 81 · 2003

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Winner — 2003

PRITAM SAHU
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 35.9%INC 25.9%9 others 38.2%
Votes
47,204
35.9% share
Winning margin
13,074
9.9% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
83.9%
of 1,56,936

A clear win with a 9.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRITAM SAHU
BJP (NDA)
47,20435.9%
2
LOKENDRA YADAV
INC
34,13025.9%
3
YAGYADADATT SHARMA
IND
21,57816.4%
4
GULAB KHATRI
NCP
19,41014.7%
5
GAJANAND THAKUR
BSP
2,4551.9%
6
LEELA BAI SAHU (SONHPUR WALI )
CSP
1,5031.1%
7
ANJALI
Samajwadi Party
1,2100.9%
8
UTTARA BAI SAHU
IND
1,1530.9%
9
PARDESHI RAM SAHU
CMM
1,0880.8%
10
RAMESHWAR PRASAD NISHAD
NDA
1,0820.8%
11
RATAN SINGH THAKUR (OOTI)
8470.6%

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.

Average turnout (35th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.0% · min 0.0% · max 16.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
35th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
22nd of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 35.9%INC 25.9%IND 16.4%NCP 14.7%OTH 7.1%

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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