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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 42 · 2003

Abhanpur

Winner — 2003

DHANENDRA SAHU
INC· INC
INC 44.3%BJP 44.1%5 others 11.5%
Votes
51,122
44.3% share
Winning margin
227
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
81.6%
of 1,41,268

Abhanpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 227 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHANENDRA SAHU
INC
51,12244.3%
2
CHANDRASHEKHAR SAHU (CHAMPU BHAIYA)
NDA
50,89544.1%
3
KAILASH MISHRA
NCP
5,5194.8%
4
AMAR SINGH NISHAD
BSP
2,9342.5%
5
TIKENDRA THAKUR
Samajwadi Party
2,2912.0%
6
HEMANT KUMAR TANDON
IND
1,6151.4%
7
SHEKHU RAM BANJARE
IND
9570.8%

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 (48th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.5% · min 0.2% · max 14.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
48th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
53rd of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
90th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.3%BJP 44.1%OTH 11.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,32,754
Density
216 / km²
Sex ratio
1017 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,790 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population27.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 97.6%Other 2.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.7%
Electricity82.8%
Sanitation18.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated82.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)25.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.0%
Women literate70.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.5%
Clean cooking fuel30.4%
Health insurance76.2%

What's nearby?

34 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Milk Based Product
Area around Sirpur village - Rama temple

Area around Sirpur village - Rama temple

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Area around Sirpur village - Rama temple

Area around Sirpur village -Baleshwar Mahadev Temple Complex

Area around Sirpur village -Baleshwar Mahadev Temple Complex

🏛️MonumentASI

Area around Sirpur village -Baleshwar Mahadev Temple Complex

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Area around Sirpur village -Chandi Mandir

🏛️MonumentASI

Area around Sirpur village -Chandi Mandir

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Area around Sirpur village -Excavate Monastry near raikera tank

🏛️MonumentASI

Area around Sirpur village -Excavate Monastry near raikera tank

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Area around Sirpur village -Excavated Market Area

🏛️MonumentASI

Area around Sirpur village -Excavated Market Area

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Area around Sirpur village -Excavated Stupa

🏛️MonumentASI

Area around Sirpur village -Excavated Stupa

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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