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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 72 · 2008

Kawardha

Winner — 2008

DR. SIYARAM SAHU
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 44.7%INC 38.8%10 others 16.5%
Votes
78,817
44.7% share
Winning margin
10,408
5.9% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
75.0%
of 2,35,322

A clear win with a 5.9% margin.

Seat history

0 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.16 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR. SIYARAM SAHU
BJP (NDA)
78,81744.7%
2
YOGESHWARRAJ SINGH
UPA
68,40938.8%
3
JAGDISH BANJARE
6,8373.9%
4
RAMADHAR CHATURVEDI
IND
5,8773.3%
5
SUMARAN SINGH DHURWEY
4,8192.7%
6
SANTOSH SAHU
BSP
3,1951.8%
7
RAMKHILAWAN DAHARIYA
IND
2,7101.5%
8
UMA DEVI SAHU
IND
1,8141.0%
9
ANAND JAISWAL
IND
1,0500.6%
10
PRAKASH VERMA
1,0230.6%
11
AJAY PALI
IND
9950.6%
12
AJU RAM CHANDRAVANSHI
IND
8170.5%

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

Average turnout (34th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 1.2% · max 24.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
34th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
84th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.7%INC 38.8%OTH 16.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.16 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,22,526
Density
194 / km²
Sex ratio
996 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,235 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population20.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.3%Other 5.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.3%
Electricity85.2%
Sanitation13.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.9%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.6%
Women literate66.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.3%
Clean cooking fuel25.0%
Health insurance72.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Sugarcane based product (Ex. Jaggery, Molasses)

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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