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Chhattisgarh · PC 8 · 2019

Raipur

Winner — Lok Sabha 2019

Sunil Kumar Soni
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 60.0%INC 35.1%24 others 4.9%
Votes
8,37,902
60.0% share
Winning margin
3,48,238
24.9% of votes
Total votes cast
13,96,250
Candidates
26
Seat history

0 of 26 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.25 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

26 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Sunil Kumar Soni
BJP
NDA (NDA)
8,37,90260.0%
2
Pramod Dubey
INC
4,89,66435.1%
3
Khilesh Kumar Sahu Alias Khileshwar
BSP
10,5970.8%
4
Santosh Yadu
SHS
NDA
9,6900.7%
5
Tarjan Jangde
IND
6,3010.5%
6
Navin Gupta
IND
5,6760.4%
7
Ajay Chakole
GGP
4,4220.3%
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NOTA
NOTA
4,2920.3%
9
Manish Shrivastav
IND
4,0350.3%
10
Pritesh Pandey
IND
3,8290.3%
11
Advocate Shailendra Kumar Banjare
SSBD
2,8020.2%
12
Pravin Jain
IND
1,9360.1%
13
Vijay Kumar Kurre
RJsbhP
1,7440.1%
14
Sanju Kumar Yadav
IND
1,6610.1%
15
Santosh Sahu
IND
1,5900.1%
16
Ikram Saifi
APoI
1,4950.1%
17
Devendra Kumar Patil
SUCI(C)
1,4690.1%
18
Dr. Yogita Bajpai
SABHP
1,2100.1%
19
Banmali Chhura
BHBP
1,0690.1%
20
Shankar Lal Vardani
IND
8870.1%
21
Chhabi Lal Kanwar
BSCP
8170.1%
22
Devki Dubey (Sandhya)
RPI(A)
7880.1%
23
Tameshwar Sahu
BKNP
7620.1%
24
Ramkrishna Verma
IND
6720.1%
25
Rupesh Sahu
IND
4730.0%
26
Ramdyal Dahariya
IND
4670.0%
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
24.9%
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 60.0%INC 35.1%OTH 4.6%NOTA 0.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/25

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.25 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)

🏛️MonumentASI

Bhand Dewal (An old ruined Jain Temple)

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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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