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Chhattisgarh · PC 8 · 2014

Raipur

Winner — Lok Sabha 2014

RAMESH BAIS
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 52.4%INC 38.6%35 others 9.0%
Votes
6,54,922
52.4% share
Winning margin
1,71,646
13.7% of votes
Total votes cast
12,50,845
Candidates
37
Seat history

3 of 37 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

37 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMESH BAIS
BJP
NDA (NDA)
6,54,92252.4%
2
SATYA NARAYAN SHARMA (SATTU BHAIYA)
INC
UPA
4,83,27638.6%
3
SANDEEP TIWARI
AAP
15,1391.2%
4
GURUJI VIRENDRA KUMAR DAHARIYA
BSP
13,1471.1%
5
OM PRAKASH DANDE
IND
12,6991.0%
6
SHAMEEM KHAN
IND
6,7500.5%
7
ABDUL SAFIQ KHAN
IND
6,2500.5%
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NOTA
NOTA
5,7960.5%
9
AJAY VERMA
CSM
4,9630.4%
10
KAMALUDDIN
IND
4,3160.3%
11
UMESH KUMAR VERMA
IND
3,5270.3%
12
RIJHENDRA DAHARIYA
IND
3,3980.3%
13
SHANKAR LAL VARANDANI
IND
2,7260.2%
14
ANIL KUMAR UMRE
APoI
2,7000.2%
15
RAMGOPAL VERMA
AITC
2,6190.2%
16
KRANTI CHANDRAKAR
IND
2,5210.2%
17
NAARAD PRASAD NISHAD
IND
2,2150.2%
18
LALIT KUMAR PATEL
IND
2,1840.2%
19
SATANAMI SANTOSH DAHARIYA
IND
1,6570.1%
20
RAMKRISHNA VERMA
IND
1,5960.1%
21
MAHESH HARPAL
SSBD
1,5620.1%
22
KRISHNANANDAN SINGH
IND
1,5270.1%
23
NAVEEN GUPTA
SP
1,5070.1%
24
MEERA SHARMA
IND
1,4050.1%
25
BISAHAT KURRE
CPI(ML)(L)
1,3650.1%
26
NARESH TANDI
IND
1,3290.1%
27
MADAN LAL SAHU
CPIM
1,1430.1%
28
YASMIN BEG
IND
1,0860.1%
29
OMPRAKASH MESHRAM
RP(K)
1,0260.1%
30
TARZAN JANGDE
IND
9620.1%
31
IMRRAN PASHA
AKAAD
9370.1%
32
MOINUDIN TANVAR(MONU)
IND
9220.1%
33
BASMATI KSHATRIYA
IND
8170.1%
34
TEEKAM KUMAR TONDARE
IND
7410.1%
35
PRAVIN JAIN
IND
7290.1%
36
SAIYYAD JAVED ALI
IND
7240.1%
37
HORILAL YADAV
IND
6620.1%
The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (10th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.2% · min 7.8% · max 36.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
10th of 11

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.89
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 11

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
10th of 11

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 52.4%INC 38.6%OTH 8.6%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/36

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.06 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,63,872
Density
328 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
12,383 km²
SC population17.8%
ST population11.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.5%
Electricity84.6%
Sanitation31.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Children underweight (under 5)32.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.1%
Women literate79.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.8%
Clean cooking fuel60.5%
Health insurance76.9%

What's nearby?

5 locations
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Known forDISTRICT
🏺Minor Forest Produce - Chirounji🏺Papaya Based Product🏺Rice based products - poha etc
Arang Jain temples

Arang Jain temples

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Bambleshwari Temple

Bambleshwari Temple

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Bhand Dewal (An old ruined Jain Temple)

Bhand Dewal (An old ruined Jain Temple)

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Bhand Dewal (An old ruined Jain Temple)

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Q11737345

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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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