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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 18 · 2003

Kharsia

Winner — 2003

NAND KUMAR PATEL
INC· INC
INC 61.1%BJP 32.7%5 others 6.3%
Votes
70,433
61.1% share
Winning margin
32,768
28.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
83.2%
of 1,38,716

Kharsia is a safe seat — NAND KUMAR PATEL won by 28.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NAND KUMAR PATEL
INC
70,43361.1%
2
LAXMI PRASAD PATEL
NDA
37,66532.6%
3
VISHNU TIWARI
NCP
2,4762.1%
4
HARI LAL PATEL
IND
2,3972.1%
5
SHANT KUMAR
IND
1,4101.2%
6
BHAIYA LAL
5450.5%
7
UJAGAR LAL VARMA
IND
4290.4%

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 (3rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
28.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.4% · min 9.5% · max 28.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
3rd of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
51st of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 61.1%BJP 32.6%OTH 6.3%

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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