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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 72 · 2023

Kawardha

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Winner — 2023

Vijay Sharma
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 53.1%INC 38.5%15 others 8.3%
Votes
1,44,257
53.2% share
Winning margin
39,592
14.6% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
81.9%
of 3,31,671

A clear win with a 14.6% margin.

Seat history

3 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Vijay Sharma
BJP
BJP (NDA)
1,44,25753.2%
2
Akbar Bhai S/o Mohammad Rashid
INC
1,04,66538.6%
3
Khadgraj Singh
AAP
6,3342.3%
4
Parsadi Lal Kumhare
GGP
2,2000.8%
5
Sunil Kesharwani
JCCJ
2,1190.8%
6
Shiwnath Nishad
IND
2,0560.8%
7
Ram Lochan
IND
1,7720.7%
8
Lakhan Singh
IND
1,7000.6%
9
Akbar Bhai S/o Ajmer Khan
BSP
1,5560.6%
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NOTA
NOTA
9250.3%
11
Laxmi Satyavanshi
IND
9050.3%
12
Ramji Meravi
IND
7840.3%
13
Brijlal Dewangan
IND
5980.2%
14
Bindeshvari Chandrika Chandravanshi
IND
4070.1%
15
Ajay Pali
IND
3190.1%
16
Prakash Lahre
IND
2370.1%
17
Pushplata Joshi
IND
2130.1%

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 (34th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 1.2% · max 24.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
34th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
84th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.2%INC 38.6%OTH 7.8%NOTA 0.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.06 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,22,526
Density
194 / km²
Sex ratio
996 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,235 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population20.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.3%Other 5.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.3%
Electricity85.2%
Sanitation13.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.9%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.6%
Women literate66.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.3%
Clean cooking fuel25.0%
Health insurance72.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Sugarcane based product (Ex. Jaggery, Molasses)

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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