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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2018Reserved (ST)

Samri

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Winner — 2018

CHINTAMANI MAHRAJ
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 49.5%BJP 36.0%9 others 14.4%
Votes
80,620
49.5% share
Winning margin
21,923
13.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
82.4%
of 1,97,591

A clear win with a 13.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHINTAMANI MAHRAJ
INC
INC (UPA)
80,62049.5%
2
SIDHNATH PAIKRA
BJP
NDA
58,69736.0%
3
MITKOO BHAGAT
BSP
BSP
6,5874.0%
—
NOTA
NOTA
6,2503.8%
5
ARJUN SANDILY
SP
Samajwadi Party
1,9681.2%
6
PAWAN KUMAR NAG
BMUP
1,8241.1%
7
RADHESHYAM NAGESIYA
IND
1,7071.1%
8
MUKESH PRASAD SANDILYA
IND
1,6711.0%
9
ANAND TIGGA
IND
1,5540.9%
10
DR SOHAN LAL KANWAR
AAP
AAP
1,1140.7%
11
AJEET KUMAR SINGH
IND
8330.5%

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 (18th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 7.6% · max 24.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
18th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
7th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.5%BJP 36.0%OTH 10.6%NOTA 3.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,59,886
Density
150 / km²
Sex ratio
978 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
15,732 km²
SC population4.9%
ST population55.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.1%Other 9.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.1%
Electricity48.6%
Sanitation25.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.3%
Children fully vaccinated84.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.3%
Women literate71.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Clean cooking fuel24.5%
Health insurance65.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jackfruit🏺Potato🏺Rice- Jiraphul, Bisni etc🏺Turmeric

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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