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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 15 · 2003Reserved (ST)

Dharamjaigarh

Winner — 2003

OM PRAKASH RATHIA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 49.6%INC 34.2%5 others 16.2%
Votes
50,148
49.6% share
Winning margin
15,618
15.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
78.8%
of 1,28,276

Dharamjaigarh is a safe seat — OM PRAKASH RATHIA won by 15.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
OM PRAKASH RATHIA
BJP (NDA)
50,14849.6%
2
CHANESH RAM RATHIA
INC
34,53034.2%
3
SHYAM SUNDER RATHIA
NCP
5,6405.6%
4
SADHU RAM RATHIA
IND
5,0485.0%
5
BALAK RAM RATHIA
IND
2,2422.2%
6
HARICHAND
2,1622.1%
7
JALINDHAR RATHIA
CSP
1,3011.3%

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.

High turnout (6th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 2.4% · max 15.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
6th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
35th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.6%INC 34.2%NCP 5.6%OTH 10.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,93,984
Density
211 / km²
Sex ratio
991 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,086 km²
SC population15.1%
ST population33.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.3%Other 4.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.7%
Electricity82.2%
Sanitation19.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated90.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Children underweight (under 5)28.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.2%
Women literate74.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.5%
Clean cooking fuel29.8%
Health insurance66.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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