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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 160 · 1985
Raipur
Winner — 1985
HEERA SINGH CHOUHAN
BJP· BJP
BJP 34.8%IND 34.3%6 others 30.8%
Votes
19,010
34.8% share
Winning margin
291
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
59.2%
of 92,227
Raipur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 291 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEERA SINGH CHOUHAN | BJP | 19,010 | 34.8% |
| 2 | SUKH LAL SENCHA | IND | 18,719 | 34.3% |
| 3 | DHAN RAJ JAIN | INC | 12,342 | 22.6% |
| 4 | MANGI LAL BARWRI | IND | 2,044 | 3.8% |
| 5 | RAJU | Left | 932 | 1.7% |
| 6 | KAMRU DEEN KHERADI | IND | 556 | 1.0% |
| 7 | BACHNA RAM | IND | 535 | 1.0% |
| 8 | JAI RAM SIRVEE | IND | 422 | 0.8% |
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.
Average turnout (112th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.4% · max 27.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
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112th of 199How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.57
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 199How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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18th of 199Where does the house stand?
SEAT
200 seats · 101 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 34.8%IND 34.3%INC 22.6%OTH 8.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,88,552
Density
368 / km²
Sex ratio
994 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,770 km²
SC population3.8%
ST population70.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.5%Other 3.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.6%
Electricity49.8%
Sanitation13.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.1%
Children fully vaccinated83.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.4%
Children underweight (under 5)25.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.6%
Women literate66.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.9%
Clean cooking fuel27.3%
Health insurance97.5%
What's nearby?
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