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Winner — 2023
Amar Agrawal
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 57.9%INC 37.7%20 others 4.4%
Votes
83,022
57.9% share
Winning margin
28,959
20.2% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
57.1%
of 2,51,210
Bilaspur is a safe seat — Amar Agrawal won by 20.2%.
Seat history
2 of 21 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.27 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
22 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amar Agrawal | BJP (NDA) | 83,022 | 57.9% |
| 2 | Shailesh Pandey | 54,063 | 37.7% | |
| 3 | Dr. Ujwala Karade | 1,801 | 1.3% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 866 | 0.6% |
| 5 | Akhilesh Pandey | 835 | 0.6% | |
| 6 | Shraddha Semson | 746 | 0.5% | |
| 7 | Tolaram Relwani | IND | 258 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Manoj Tandan | IND | 249 | 0.2% |
| 9 | Neelesh Biswas | IND | 193 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Mahendra Pratap Singh Rana ("sipahi") | IND | 191 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Arun Tiwari | IND | 145 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Rashmi Sahu | IND | 131 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Vidyashankar Bhardwaj | IND | 118 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Vijay Ahuja (vicky) | IND | 116 | 0.1% |
| 15 | Bhai Narendra Ratre | IND | 114 | 0.1% |
| 16 | Baran Lal Kariyare (l.l.b.) | APoI | 85 | 0.1% |
| 17 | Amar Rupani | PRVPOI | 79 | 0.1% |
| 18 | Twinkle Mourya | NYP | 69 | 0.1% |
| 19 | Anilesh Mishra (bittu) | IND | 66 | 0.1% |
| 20 | Jeevan Lal Patel | BSCP | 59 | 0.0% |
| 21 | Vedmani Singh | IND | 56 | 0.0% |
| 22 | Ajay Panikar | IND | 38 | 0.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (87th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 4.5% · max 20.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
87th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
83rd of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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67th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 57.9%INC 37.7%OTH 3.7%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/21
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.27 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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