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Winner — 2008
NAND KUMAR SAHU
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 47.2%INC 44.1%17 others 8.7%
Votes
46,535
47.2% share
Winning margin
2,979
3.0% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
60.4%
of 1,63,375
A closely fought contest. NAND KUMAR SAHU won with a 3.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
19 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAND KUMAR SAHU | BJP (NDA) | 46,535 | 47.2% |
| 2 | SATYANARAYAN SHARMA | UPA | 43,556 | 44.1% |
| 3 | TOSHAN CHANDRAKAR | BSP | 1,336 | 1.4% |
| 4 | BHARAT KHAKHARIYA | IND | 960 | 1.0% |
| 5 | LALARAM BARLE | IND | 923 | 0.9% |
| 6 | RAJENDRA SAHU | IND | 911 | 0.9% |
| 7 | BALRAM SINGH YADAV | Samajwadi Party | 772 | 0.8% |
| 8 | SIYARAM DHRITLAHRE | IND | 715 | 0.7% |
| 9 | SHAILENDRA BANJARE | IND | 542 | 0.6% |
| 10 | P.R.KHUTE | CGVP | 509 | 0.5% |
| 11 | SUNDARLAL LAHRE | UPA | 476 | 0.5% |
| 12 | NAND KUMAR SAHU | IND | 294 | 0.3% |
| 13 | PRAVEEN JAIN | IND | 287 | 0.3% |
| 14 | SARAD KUMAR GUPTA | IND | 270 | 0.3% |
| 15 | GURBACHAN CHHABDA | IND | 134 | 0.1% |
| 16 | SURAJ NIRMALKAR | 127 | 0.1% | |
| 17 | LAXMINARAYAN SINGH | BJSH | 122 | 0.1% |
| 18 | AZAD MADHUKAR PANDEY | 107 | 0.1% | |
| 19 | SHANKAR LAL MOTWANI | ABSSP | 86 | 0.1% |
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.
Low turnout (86th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.0% · min 1.3% · max 17.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
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86th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
60th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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81st of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.2%INC 44.1%OTH 8.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,63,872
Density
328 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
12,383 km²
SC population17.8%
ST population11.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.5%
Electricity84.6%
Sanitation31.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Children underweight (under 5)32.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.1%
Women literate79.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.8%
Clean cooking fuel60.5%
Health insurance76.9%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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