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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 56 · 2018Reserved (ST)

Sihawa

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Winner — 2018

DR. LAKSHMI DHRUW
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 56.4%BJP 27.5%10 others 16.1%
Votes
88,451
56.5% share
Winning margin
45,436
29.0% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
82.8%
of 1,89,216

Sihawa is a safe seat — DR. LAKSHMI DHRUW won by 29.0%.

Seat history

0 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.50 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2013 vs 2018

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR. LAKSHMI DHRUW
INC
INC (UPA)
88,45156.5%
2
PINKY SHIVRAJ SHAH
BJP
NDA
43,01527.4%
3
VINOD KUMAR NAGWANSHI
GGP
8,1265.2%
4
MAKHAN LAL MARKAM
IND
4,7293.0%
—
NOTA
NOTA
4,3062.8%
6
SHANTANU SOM
JCC(J)
2,3121.5%
7
AKBAR MANDAVI
AAP
AAP
1,5441.0%
8
JAGANNATH DHRUW
LSWP
1,3990.9%
9
MADALSA DHRUV (RUKHMANI)
IND
1,1550.7%
10
BHAGIRAM MANDAVI
IND
7460.5%
11
JETHURAM DHRUV
IND
5410.3%
12
ISHWAR LAL KORRAM
API
3710.2%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (2nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
29.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 1.5% · max 29.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
2nd of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
12th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.5%BJP 27.4%GGP 5.2%OTH 8.2%NOTA 2.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.50 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,99,781
Density
196 / km²
Sex ratio
1010 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,084 km²
SC population7.3%
ST population26.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 97.2%Other 2.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water31.4%
Electricity88.5%
Sanitation29.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.3%
Children fully vaccinated80.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.5%
Children underweight (under 5)28.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.6%
Women literate82.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.8%
Clean cooking fuel30.9%
Health insurance86.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Rice

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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