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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 35 · 2008

Sakti

Winner — 2008

SMT. SAROJA MANHARAN RATHORE
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 42.4%BJP 34.0%9 others 23.7%
Votes
47,368
42.4% share
Winning margin
9,392
8.4% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
67.0%
of 1,66,876

A clear win with a 8.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SMT. SAROJA MANHARAN RATHORE
INC (UPA)
47,36842.4%
2
MEDHARAM SAHU
NDA
37,97634.0%
3
SAHASRAM KARSH
BSP
16,02614.3%
4
A. SANJAY RAMCHAND
IND
5,0584.5%
5
SARWAN KUMAR
1,8351.6%
6
SMT. RANJANA DEVI SINGH
IND
1,0871.0%
7
BODHIRAM SAHU
IND
7420.7%
8
AGARBAI BAISHNAV
CSP
6860.6%
9
DASRAM BANJARE
LSWP
4110.4%
10
SMT. SHUKWARA PURAN BHARADWAJ
CGVP
3070.3%
11
SHANT KUMAR GABEL
GMS
2870.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (57th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 4.9% · max 20.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
57th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
55th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
71st of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.4%BJP 34.0%BSP 14.3%OTH 9.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,19,707
Density
420 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,853 km²
SC population24.6%
ST population11.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.6%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.6%
Electricity89.8%
Sanitation15.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.2%
Children fully vaccinated85.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.3%
Women literate74.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.2%
Clean cooking fuel24.8%
Health insurance74.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Kosa

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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