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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 48 · 2023

Raipur Rural

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Winner — 2023

Motilal Sahu
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 55.0%INC 37.6%17 others 7.5%
Votes
1,13,032
55.0% share
Winning margin
35,750
17.4% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
58.9%
of 3,49,371

Raipur Rural is a safe seat — Motilal Sahu won by 17.4%.

Seat history

3 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.20 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2018 vs 2023

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Motilal Sahu
BJP
BJP (NDA)
1,13,03255.0%
2
Pankaj Sharma
INC
77,28237.6%
3
Dhirendra Sahu
JCGP
5,4852.7%
4
Manoj Kumar Banjare
JCCJ
1,9360.9%
5
Bhupendra Dhritlahare
BSP
1,6440.8%
6
Tarun Baidya
AAP
1,3640.7%
—
NOTA
NOTA
7300.4%
8
Rahul Khelwar
IND
6750.3%
9
Bharti Bhanu Pratap Tande
IND
6710.3%
10
Shivjeet Singh (raj Singh)
IND
5570.3%
11
Dev Kumar Dahariya
CMP
4490.2%
12
Hemlal Sahu
IND
3940.2%
13
Mevalal Sahu
IND
3420.2%
14
Rakesh Rajgadiya
IND
2230.1%
15
Sudhanshu Bhushan
IND
1860.1%
16
Bimla Thakur
IND
1790.1%
17
Brijesh Chaurasiya
SP
1650.1%
18
Sandeep Tiwari Raj
BSHSP
1550.1%
19
Nemchand Mairisha
APoI
1300.1%

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 (86th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
17.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.0% · min 1.3% · max 17.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
86th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
60th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
81st of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 55.0%INC 37.6%OTH 7.1%NOTA 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/18

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.20 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,63,872
Density
328 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
12,383 km²
SC population17.8%
ST population11.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.5%
Electricity84.6%
Sanitation31.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Children underweight (under 5)32.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.1%
Women literate79.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.8%
Clean cooking fuel60.5%
Health insurance76.9%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Minor Forest Produce - Chirounji🏺Papaya Based Product🏺Rice based products - poha etc
Bambleshwari Temple

Bambleshwari Temple

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Q49006252

🏛️MonumentWikidata
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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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