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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 38 · 2003Reserved (SC)

Malkharoda

Winner — 2003

LALSAY KHUNTE
BSP· BSP
BSP 32.0%BJP 31.2%6 others 36.8%
Votes
34,360
32.0% share
Winning margin
896
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
67.2%
of 1,59,854

Malkharoda was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 896 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LALSAY KHUNTE
BSP
34,36032.0%
2
NIRMAL SINHA
NDA
33,46431.2%
3
CHAINSINGH SAMLE
INC
30,75728.6%
4
DAYARAM
NCP
2,9362.7%
5
RAJKUMAR
IND
2,1952.0%
6
JAMBULAL KHUNTE
1,5231.4%
7
BANDHULAL
Samajwadi Party
1,4741.4%
8
TARJANSINGH
IND
6790.6%

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.

Low turnout (77th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.2% · min 0.8% · max 10.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
77th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
59th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 32.0%BJP 31.2%INC 28.6%OTH 8.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,19,707
Density
420 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,853 km²
SC population24.6%
ST population11.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.6%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.6%
Electricity89.8%
Sanitation15.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.2%
Children fully vaccinated85.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.3%
Women literate74.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.2%
Clean cooking fuel24.8%
Health insurance74.0%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Kosa
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Half ruined temple of Keshava Narayan (Keshavanarayan Temple)

🏛️MonumentASI

Half ruined temple of Keshava Narayan (Keshavanarayan Temple)

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Old Temple (The Sheorinarayan temple)

🏛️MonumentASI

Old Temple (The Sheorinarayan temple)

The brick temple of Savari south ( Savari Temple)

The brick temple of Savari south ( Savari Temple)

🏛️MonumentASI

The brick temple of Savari south ( Savari Temple)

The small brick Temple north of the village (Andal Dewal Temple)

The small brick Temple north of the village (Andal Dewal Temple)

🏛️MonumentASI

The small brick Temple north of the village (Andal Dewal Temple)

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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