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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 5 · 2023

Bhatgaon

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Winner — 2023

Laxmi Rajwade
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 54.0%INC 31.4%16 others 14.6%
Votes
1,05,162
54.1% share
Winning margin
43,962
22.6% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
82.3%
of 2,36,803

Bhatgaon is a safe seat — Laxmi Rajwade won by 22.6%.

Seat history

1 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2018 vs 2023

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Laxmi Rajwade
BJP
BJP (NDA)
1,05,16254.1%
2
Parasnath Rajwade
INC
61,20031.5%
3
Narendra Sahu
BSP
11,4415.9%
4
Paras Rajwade
IND
2,5651.3%
5
Kapil Dev Paikra
CPI(M)
2,0181.0%
6
Samaylal Patil
JCCJ
1,8510.9%
7
Kalawati Sarthi
IND
1,4880.8%
8
Motilal Paikra
HMR
1,1740.6%
9
Aalam Singh
IND
1,1630.6%
10
Surendra Gupta
AAP
1,0800.6%
11
Arvind Sharan Singh
IND
1,0030.5%
12
Dilip Kumar Yadav
IND
9900.5%
13
Ashok Kumar Rajwade
IND
8140.4%
14
Sonulal Bhagat
RGOP
6500.3%
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NOTA
NOTA
6370.3%
16
Rambai Devangan
IND
5640.3%
17
Dharmendra Kumar
SP
4320.2%
18
Ajay Kumar Kushwaha
NYP
2990.1%

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

Average turnout (31st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
22.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 4.5% · max 22.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
31st of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.53
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
85th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 54.1%INC 31.5%BSP 5.9%OTH 8.3%NOTA 0.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/17

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.17 Cr

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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