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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 68 · 2008

Saja

Winner — 2008

RAVINDRA CHOUBEY
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 47.2%BJP 43.5%5 others 9.3%
Votes
63,775
47.2% share
Winning margin
5,055
3.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
74.2%
of 1,82,054

A closely fought contest. RAVINDRA CHOUBEY won with a 3.7% margin.

Seat history

0 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.26 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAVINDRA CHOUBEY
INC (UPA)
63,77547.2%
2
LABHCHAND BAPHNA
NDA
58,72043.5%
3
MAKHAN LAL VERMA
BSP
4,0503.0%
4
PREM LAL MANDAVI
2,5001.9%
5
RAJENDRA PATEL
IND
2,4301.8%
6
TULSI RAM LODHI
IND
1,9421.4%
7
UDHORAM SAHU
CMM
1,6201.2%

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

Average turnout (20th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.2% · min 2.5% · max 17.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
20th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
27th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.2%BJP 43.5%OTH 9.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.26 Cr

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?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom🏺Papaya Based Product🏺Tomato Based Product
Old Temple of Sita Devi and Satti Pillar

Old Temple of Sita Devi and Satti Pillar

🏛️MonumentASI

Old Temple of Sita Devi and Satti Pillar

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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