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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 74 · 2018Reserved (SC)

Dongargarh

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Winner — 2018

BHUNESHWAR SHOBHARAM BAGHEL
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 54.1%BJP 32.1%9 others 13.8%
Votes
86,949
54.1% share
Winning margin
35,418
22.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
82.8%
of 1,94,042

Dongargarh is a safe seat — BHUNESHWAR SHOBHARAM BAGHEL won by 22.1%.

Seat history

0 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.16 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHUNESHWAR SHOBHARAM BAGHEL
INC
INC (UPA)
86,94954.1%
2
SAROJANI BANJARE
BJP
NDA
51,53132.1%
3
TARUN KUMAR HATHEL
IND
6,6994.2%
4
MISHRI LAL MARKANDE
BSP
BSP
5,3883.4%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,8962.4%
6
DILIP KUMAR LAHARE
GGP
1,4070.9%
7
YUVRAJ SIRMAUR
IND
1,3120.8%
8
ANIL KUMAR UMARE
API
1,0330.6%
9
YEESHU CHANDEY
AAP
AAP
8870.6%
10
VIJENDRA BORKER
IND
8800.6%
11
MOHAN KOTLE
IND
5930.4%

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

Average turnout (29th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
22.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 3.2% · max 22.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
29th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
69th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
49th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.1%BJP 32.1%OTH 11.3%NOTA 2.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.16 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,37,133
Density
190 / km²
Sex ratio
1015 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,070 km²
SC population10.2%
ST population26.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 91.1%Other 9.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.1%
Electricity87.3%
Sanitation25.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated91.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)31.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.3%
Women literate80.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.8%
Clean cooking fuel27.4%
Health insurance80.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Soyabean

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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