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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 160 · 1998

Raipur

Winner — 1998

HIRA SINGH CHAOUHAN
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 42.5%INC 34.3%6 others 23.2%
Votes
31,694
42.5% share
Winning margin
6,144
8.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
62.5%
of 1,19,218

A clear win with a 8.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HIRA SINGH CHAOUHAN
BJP (NDA)
31,69442.5%
2
C.D.DEWAL
INC
25,55034.3%
3
SUKHLAL SENCHA
IND
7,56410.1%
4
GORDHAN RAIKA
IND
7,3959.9%
5
KAN SINGH
IND
1,2401.7%
6
DAYA RAM
6870.9%
7
MOTI LAL DEWASI
BSP
3470.5%
8
KALU RAM SEERVI
IND
850.1%

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
lean
8.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.4% · max 27.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
112th of 199

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.57
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 199

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
18th of 199

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
200 seats · 101 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 42.5%INC 34.3%IND 10.1%IND 9.9%OTH 3.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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