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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 34 · 2018

Janjgir-Champa

Winner — 2018

NARAYAN CHANDEL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 36.7%INC 33.9%14 others 29.4%
Votes
54,040
36.7% share
Winning margin
4,188
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
72.4%
of 2,03,123

A closely fought contest. NARAYAN CHANDEL won with a 2.9% margin.

Seat history

2 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.22 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NARAYAN CHANDEL
BJP (NDA)
54,04036.7%
2
MOTILAL DEWANGAN
UPA
49,85233.9%
3
BYAS NARAYAN KASHYAP
BSP
33,50522.8%
4
SANJAY KUMAR SHARMA
AAP
1,5381.1%
5
SUDHIR YADAV
1,4221.0%
NOTA
NOTA
1,2400.8%
7
RAMLALLA SATNAMI
IND
1,1610.8%
8
MAYARAM NAT
IND
9780.7%
9
AAJAD MAHENDRA DEWANGAN
IND
8680.6%
10
ASHOK CHOWDHARY
UPA
7550.5%
11
BHOLARAM SATNAMI
IND
3720.3%
12
INNAL BIND
NINSHAD
3110.2%
13
AJAY KUMAR DEWANGAN
IND
2950.2%
14
SANJAY PRAKASH SAO
BHKP
2820.2%
15
SANTOSH KUMAR KASHYAP (BUDENA WALE)
NDPF
2810.2%
16
SHIV BHANU SINGH KSHATRY
JD(U)
2190.1%

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

Average turnout (63rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 3.4% · min 1.1% · max 7.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
63rd of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
78th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 36.7%INC 33.9%BSP 22.8%OTH 5.8%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.22 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,19,707
Density
420 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,853 km²
SC population24.6%
ST population11.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.6%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.6%
Electricity89.8%
Sanitation15.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.2%
Children fully vaccinated85.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.3%
Women literate74.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.2%
Clean cooking fuel24.8%
Health insurance74.0%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Kosa
Larger of the two Temples (Old Vaishnava Temple)

Larger of the two Temples (Old Vaishnava Temple)

🏛️MonumentASI

Larger of the two Temples (Old Vaishnava Temple)

Small Temple (Small Vaishnava Temple)

Small Temple (Small Vaishnava Temple)

🏛️MonumentASI

Small Temple (Small Vaishnava Temple)

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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