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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 17 · 2003

Raigarh

Winner — 2003

VIJAY AGRAWAL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 46.6%INC 39.0%9 others 14.4%
Votes
52,310
46.5% share
Winning margin
8,439
7.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
76.4%
of 1,47,066

A clear win with a 7.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIJAY AGRAWAL
BJP (NDA)
52,31046.5%
2
KRISHNA KUMAR
INC
43,87139.0%
3
SANTOSH RAI
NCP
6,5225.8%
4
PT. KESHAVA PRASAD MISHRA
BSP
3,6173.2%
5
VIJAY BHAIYA
IND
1,7991.6%
6
RAM KUMAR
IND
1,5891.4%
7
RAZZAQ SABARI
IND
9550.8%
8
JEVAN LAL
Samajwadi Party
4820.4%
9
NATWAR LAL DEWANGAN
CSP
4350.4%
10
JAGAN PRASAD
IND
4300.4%
11
KAMRISH SINGH
IND
3580.3%

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.

Average turnout (40th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 6.8% · max 27.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
40th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
46th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.5%INC 39.0%NCP 5.8%OTH 8.6%

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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