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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 85 · 2004 by-elections
Dongargaon
Winner — 2004 by-elections
Dr. Raman
BJP 52.5%INC 39.9%5 others 7.5%
Votes
42,115
52.5% share
Winning margin
10,111
12.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
A clear win with a 12.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Raman | 42,115 | 52.5% | |
| 2 | Geetadevi Singh | 32,004 | 39.9% | |
| 3 | Dyalu Chandel | 2,473 | 3.1% | |
| 4 | Luxman Das | IND | 1,663 | 2.1% |
| 5 | Kanhaiya Das Manikpuri | CSP | 728 | 0.9% |
| 6 | Waman Rao Bagade | RPI(KH) | 694 | 0.9% |
| 7 | Dr. Gojupal | 471 | 0.6% |
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 (9th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 1.2% · max 26.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
9th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
16th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 52.5%INC 39.9%OTH 7.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,13,199
Density
135 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,470 km²
SC population2.7%
ST population65.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.4%Other 6.2%Other 3.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.0%
Electricity51.4%
Sanitation20.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births63.5%
Children fully vaccinated57.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.1%
Children underweight (under 5)45.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.2%
Women literate52.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.3%
Clean cooking fuel31.6%
Health insurance69.3%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.