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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 127 · 1998
Raipur Rural
Winner — 1998
TARUN PRASAD CHATARJI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 55.1%INC 42.9%5 others 2.0%
Votes
71,294
55.1% share
Winning margin
15,751
12.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
52.4%
of 2,47,357
A clear win with a 12.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TARUN PRASAD CHATARJI | BJP (NDA) | 71,294 | 55.1% |
| 2 | DEENANATH SHARMA | INC | 55,543 | 42.9% |
| 3 | JAIPRAKASH PANDAY | CMM | 1,014 | 0.8% |
| 4 | MAHENDRA KASHYAP C.A. | AD | 874 | 0.7% |
| 5 | VAMAN RAO BAGDE | 313 | 0.2% | |
| 6 | DINESH CHAWDA | IND | 231 | 0.2% |
| 7 | P. L. SHARMA | IND | 222 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
High turnout (44th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.1% · max 42.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
44th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
113th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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32nd of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 55.1%INC 42.9%OTH 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,90,922
Density
177 / km²
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,815 km²
SC population11.1%
ST population36.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.0%Other 8.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water37.4%
Electricity78.7%
Sanitation25.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated65.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)32.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.7%
Women literate72.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel43.6%
Health insurance48.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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