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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 24Reserved (ST)

MarwahiAssembly by-election result, 2001

Ajit Jogi (INC) won Marwahi in the 2001 assembly by-election with 76.5% of the vote, beating Amar Singh Khusro (BJP) by 50,758 votes.

Winner

Ajit Jogi
INC
INC 76.5%BJP 22.0%3 others 1.5%
Votes
71,211
76.5% share
Winning margin
50,758
54.5% of votes
Candidates
5

A comfortable win — Ajit Jogi won by 54.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 candidates
#CandidatePartyVotes · %
1
Ajit Jogi
INC
INC
71,21176.5%
2
Amar Singh Khusro
BJP
BJP
20,45322.0%
3
Deen Dayal Otti
BSP
BSP
9071.0%
4
Om Prakash Dhruw
IND
IND
4280.5%
5
Govind
IND
IND
850.1%

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A comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
54.5%

winning margin, share of votes

How many parties were really in the race?

SEAT
Essentially two

INC and BJP took 98% of the votes.

Parties in the race 1.58

How did the vote split?

SEAT
76.5%won by INC
INC 76.5%BJP 22.0%Others 1.5%

Bilaspur district · 26.6 lakh people · Census 2011

Known for Black Rice and Groundnuts.

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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
  • Hindu95.4%
  • Muslim2.2%
  • Christian0.8%
  • Sikh0.2%
  • Buddhist0.1%
  • Jain0.1%
  • Other religions (incl. tribal faiths)1.1%
  • Not stated0.1%

Homes with tap water, electricity and a toilet

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 · SHARE OF HOUSEHOLDS
Tap water24.7%
Electric lighting84.4%
Toilet at home27.8%

Health and family

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.4%
Children fully vaccinated52.5%
Children stunted (under 5)25.7%
Children underweight (under 5)28.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)58.5%
Women literate72.8%
Women married before 1811.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.2%
Health insurance60.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Black Rice🏺Groundnuts
Mahamaya Temple, Ratanpur

Mahamaya Temple, Ratanpur

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