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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 40 · 2013

Basna

Winner — 2013

RUPKUMARI CHOUDHARY
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 48.4%INC 44.5%6 others 7.0%
Votes
77,137
48.4% share
Winning margin
6,239
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
84.1%
of 1,89,414

A closely fought contest. RUPKUMARI CHOUDHARY won with a 3.9% margin.

Seat history

0 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.65 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RUPKUMARI CHOUDHARY
BJP (NDA)
77,13748.4%
2
DEVENDRA BAHADUR SINGH
UPA
70,89844.5%
NOTA
NOTA
4,6472.9%
4
SAMARU LAL SAHU ADVOCATE
BSP
2,0471.3%
5
RAJENDRA AGRAWAL
1,9661.2%
6
MRITUNJAY PATEL
AD
1,2510.8%
7
DEVNARAYAN DHRUW (D.N.)
6840.4%
8
AWADH RAM BANJARA (NAYAK)
CSM
6250.4%

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

High turnout (13th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 3.9% · max 21.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
13th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
62nd of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.4%INC 44.5%OTH 4.1%NOTA 2.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.65 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,32,754
Density
216 / km²
Sex ratio
1017 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,790 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population27.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 97.6%Other 2.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.7%
Electricity82.8%
Sanitation18.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated82.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)25.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.0%
Women literate70.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.5%
Clean cooking fuel30.4%
Health insurance76.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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