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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 29 · 2023

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Winner — 2023

Dharam Lal Kaushik
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 46.9%INC 42.7%22 others 10.4%
Votes
1,00,346
46.9% share
Winning margin
8,957
4.2% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
69.8%
of 3,06,473

A closely fought contest. Dharam Lal Kaushik won with a 4.2% margin.

Seat history

2 of 23 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.20 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

24 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Dharam Lal Kaushik
BJP
BJP (NDA)
1,00,34646.9%
2
Siyaram Kaushik
INC
91,38942.7%
3
Jasbir Singh Chawla
AAP
5,3072.5%
4
Hemchand Miri
BSP
4,1661.9%
5
Shivnarayan Dhruw
HMR
3,0911.4%
6
Neha Bharti
JCCJ
1,8180.8%
7
Kalesar Barmate
IND
1,2380.6%
8
Devprasad
IND
1,1360.5%
9
Santosh Kumar Sahu
JCGP
1,1230.5%
—
NOTA
NOTA
5470.3%
11
Uday Shankar Bhargava
IND
5440.3%
12
Rajpal Tandan
IND
4090.2%
13
Ranjeet Banjare
IND
4020.2%
14
Shyam Sundar Kaushik
BSCP
4000.2%
15
Pavan Raj Masih
IND
3710.2%
16
Shyamlal Burman
IND
2220.1%
17
Aradhna Mitra
PPID
2170.1%
18
Dhaniram Yadav
SP
2050.1%
19
Parmanand Mahant
JAC
1750.1%
20
Nirmal Kumar Diwakar
PRCP
1730.1%
21
Jageshvar Soni
NYP
1550.1%
22
Surendra Kumar Manu
IND
1520.1%
23
Rajesh Kumar Sharma
IND
1230.1%
24
Suraj Kumar Anant
IND
1110.1%

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

Low turnout (74th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.0% · min 4.2% · max 13.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
74th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
87th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.9%INC 42.7%OTH 10.1%NOTA 0.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/23

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.20 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,63,629
Density
322 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,272 km²
SC population20.8%
ST population18.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.4%Other 4.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.7%
Electricity84.4%
Sanitation27.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.4%
Children fully vaccinated52.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.7%
Children underweight (under 5)28.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.5%
Women literate72.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.2%
Health insurance60.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
🏺Black Rice🏺Groundnuts
Dhumnath Temple

Dhumnath Temple

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