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Chhattisgarh · PC 5 · 2019
Bilaspur
Winner — Lok Sabha 2019
ARUN SAO
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 52.5%INC 40.7%24 others 6.8%
Votes
6,34,559
52.5% share
Winning margin
1,41,763
11.7% of votes
Total votes cast
12,09,434
Candidates
26
Seat history
All Candidates
26 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARUN SAO | NDA (NDA) | 6,34,559 | 52.5% |
| 2 | ATAL SHRIVASTAV | 4,92,796 | 40.8% | |
| 3 | UTTAM DAS GUROO GOSAI | 21,180 | 1.8% | |
| 4 | ENGINEER INDRASEN MOGRE | IND | 11,982 | 1.0% |
| 5 | AVISHEK EKKA | IND | 6,782 | 0.6% |
| 6 | NAND KISHORE RAJ | 5,259 | 0.4% | |
| 7 | URMILA TIWARI | IND | 4,979 | 0.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,365 | 0.4% |
| 9 | DUJ RAM SAHU | IND | 3,505 | 0.3% |
| 10 | ARUNKUMAR SAHU | IND | 3,281 | 0.3% |
| 11 | EG. RAMFAL MANDREY | APoI | 2,482 | 0.2% |
| 12 | SANDEEP SINGH PORTE | AVVP | 2,201 | 0.2% |
| 13 | SHAMBHU PRASAD SHARMA | BHBHP | 1,960 | 0.2% |
| 14 | SANTOSH KAUSHAL | NDA | 1,865 | 0.1% |
| 15 | SANDEEP TIWARI (RAJ) | BSHSP | 1,852 | 0.1% |
| 16 | HORILAL ANANT | IND | 1,446 | 0.1% |
| 17 | SIDDHRAM LAHARE | RJsbhP | 1,311 | 0.1% |
| 18 | HARISH CHANDRA SAHU | IND | 1,258 | 0.1% |
| 19 | POORAN LAL CHHABARIYA | SWAP | 966 | 0.1% |
| 20 | HARISH KUMAR MANDWA | IND | 946 | 0.1% |
| 21 | YAMAN BANJARE | BKNP | 896 | 0.1% |
| 22 | RAMKUMAR GHATLAHARE | BLRP | 826 | 0.1% |
| 23 | BALDAU PRASAD SAHU | IND | 801 | 0.1% |
| 24 | VIDYA SAHU | IND | 748 | 0.1% |
| 25 | SALIK RAM JOGI | IND | 645 | 0.1% |
| 26 | RAJU KHATIK URPH LALU | IND | 543 | 0.0% |
Low turnout (11th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 2.6% · max 16.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
11th of 11How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 11How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
11th of 11How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 52.5%INC 40.8%OTH 6.4%NOTA 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,63,629
Density
322 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,272 km²
SC population20.8%
ST population18.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.4%Other 4.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.7%
Electricity84.4%
Sanitation27.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.4%
Children fully vaccinated52.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.7%
Children underweight (under 5)28.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.5%
Women literate72.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.2%
Health insurance60.4%
What's nearby?
9 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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The (Stone) doorway etc built into the ruined wall (Ratanpur Fort)
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The (Stone) doorway etc built into the ruined wall (Ratanpur Fort)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.