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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 59 · 2008

Sanjari Balod

Winner — 2008

MADAN LAL SAHU
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 42.5%INC 37.5%6 others 20.0%
Votes
56,620
42.5% share
Winning margin
6,636
5.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
81.0%
of 1,64,460

A closely fought contest. MADAN LAL SAHU won with a 5.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MADAN LAL SAHU
BJP (NDA)
56,62042.5%
2
MOHAN PATEL
UPA
49,98437.5%
3
LOKENDRA YADAV
Samajwadi Party
12,1989.2%
4
KRISHNA RAM SAHU
BSP
7,6245.7%
5
LOKENDRA SAHU
IND
2,8822.2%
6
SUBE LAL SAHU
AD
1,6041.2%
7
ANIMA
NDA
1,3151.0%
8
AMRIKA BAI MARKAM
9800.7%

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

High turnout (8th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 5.0% · max 19.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
8th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.94
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
64th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 42.5%INC 37.5%SP 9.2%BSP 5.7%OTH 5.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,43,872
Density
392 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,535 km²
SC population13.7%
ST population11.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.6%Other 6.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water35.9%
Electricity88.6%
Sanitation33.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.7%
Children fully vaccinated82.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.7%
Women literate80.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.3%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance67.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom🏺Papaya Based Product🏺Tomato Based Product

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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