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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 29 · 2003

Takhatpur

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Winner — 2003

BALRAM SINGH
INC· INC
INC 41.9%BJP 34.8%10 others 23.3%
Votes
39,362
41.9% share
Winning margin
6,691
7.1% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
71.1%
of 1,32,064

A clear win with a 7.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BALRAM SINGH
INC
INC
39,36241.9%
2
JAGJEET SINGH MAKKAD
BJP
NDA
32,67134.8%
3
DHANUSH RAM
BSP
BSP
5,2845.6%
4
RANJAN SARKHEL
GGP
3,5613.8%
5
ANJANA MULKALWAR
IND
2,9953.2%
6
VIJAY KUMAR SAHU
IND
2,8013.0%
7
GHANSHYAM ALIAS SADHELAL
IND
2,7993.0%
8
BABLA SINGH THAKUR
NCP
NCP
1,3111.4%
9
RAJESH KUMAR NIRMALKAR
SP
Samajwadi Party
1,1661.2%
10
DINESH KUMAR VASTRAKAR
IND
8310.9%
11
SURENDRA KUMAR KHANDE
LJP
6840.7%
12
ASHOK MANAV BRAMHACHARI
IND
4810.5%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (74th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
7.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.0% · min 4.2% · max 13.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
74th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
87th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.9%BJP 34.8%BSP 5.6%OTH 17.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

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
Hindu 95.4%Other 4.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.7%
Electricity84.4%
Sanitation27.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.4%
Children fully vaccinated52.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.7%
Children underweight (under 5)28.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.5%
Women literate72.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.2%
Health insurance60.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Black Rice🏺Groundnuts
Dhumnath Temple

Dhumnath Temple

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