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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 13 · 2003Reserved (ST)

Tapkara

Winner — 2003

BHARAT SAI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 48.4%INC 32.8%4 others 18.7%
Votes
42,213
48.4% share
Winning margin
13,591
15.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
74.4%
of 1,17,163

Tapkara is a safe seat — BHARAT SAI won by 15.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHARAT SAI
BJP (NDA)
42,21348.4%
2
MOHAN SAI
INC
28,62232.8%
3
JOLPHOLHEM
IND
8,2849.5%
4
THEODOR
BSP
3,9824.6%
5
MEGHNATH SAI
NCP
2,2342.6%
6
PARMANAND
1,8232.1%

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 (52nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 2.8% · max 20.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
52nd of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
29th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.4%INC 32.8%IND 9.5%OTH 9.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,51,669
Density
146 / km²
Sex ratio
1005 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,838 km²
SC population5.7%
ST population62.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 73.9%Christian 22.3%Other 3.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.2%
Electricity40.3%
Sanitation14.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.8%
Children underweight (under 5)33.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.5%
Women literate73.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.9%
Clean cooking fuel14.8%
Health insurance80.6%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Litchi

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