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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 65 · 2023

Bhilai Nagar

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Winner — 2023

Devendra Yadav
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 48.2%BJP 47.1%12 others 4.6%
Votes
54,405
48.5% share
Winning margin
1,264
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
66.7%
of 1,69,013

Bhilai Nagar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 1,264 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

2 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.33 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Devendra Yadav
INC
INC (UPA)
54,40548.5%
2
Prem Prakash Pandey
BJP
53,14147.3%
3
Rituraj Verma
JCGP
1,2191.1%
4
Nadia Bhooshan
BSP
1,0280.9%
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NOTA
NOTA
9250.8%
6
Zaheer Khan
JCCJ
4650.4%
7
Shatrudhan Prasad
IND
3600.3%
8
Mo. Nasim
IND
1880.2%
9
Uma Pandey
IPBP
1620.1%
10
Mahendra Banjare
IND
980.1%
11
Pushpa Mairisha
APoI
800.1%
12
Ram Manohar Agrawal
NDS
650.1%
13
R. S. Naidu
bhmm
560.1%
14
Dharmendra
IND
510.1%

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 (81st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 1.1% · max 16.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
81st of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
75th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
58th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.5%BJP 47.3%OTH 3.4%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.33 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,43,872
Density
392 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,535 km²
SC population13.7%
ST population11.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.6%Other 6.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water35.9%
Electricity88.6%
Sanitation33.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.7%
Children fully vaccinated82.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.7%
Women literate80.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.3%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance67.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom🏺Papaya Based Product🏺Tomato Based Product

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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