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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 51 · 2003

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Winner — 2003

CHANDULAL SAHU
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 45.3%INC 36.0%8 others 18.8%
Votes
57,798
45.3% share
Winning margin
11,876
9.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
79.4%
of 1,60,809

A clear win with a 9.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHANDULAL SAHU
BJP (NDA)
57,79845.3%
2
AMITESH SHUKLA
INC
45,92236.0%
3
DR. ANAND MATAWALE (GURUJI)
IND
8,6686.8%
4
LOKESH PANDEY
NCP
5,7874.5%
5
SULTAN SINGH SATNAM
IND
4,6013.6%
6
KALI RAM SAHU
BSP
1,8641.5%
7
JAGESHWAR RAM
IND
1,1690.9%
8
SHAMBHU RAM KUNJAM (PAINTER)
8280.7%
9
RAJENDRA BHARTIYA
AD
5480.4%
10
MANOJ KUMAR CHANDRAKAR
Samajwadi Party
5150.4%

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.

Low turnout (85th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.3% · min 9.3% · max 43.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
85th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.81
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
77th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.3%INC 36.0%IND 6.8%OTH 12.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,63,872
Density
328 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
12,383 km²
SC population17.8%
ST population11.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.5%
Electricity84.6%
Sanitation31.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Children underweight (under 5)32.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.1%
Women literate79.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.8%
Clean cooking fuel60.5%
Health insurance76.9%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Minor Forest Produce - Chirounji🏺Papaya Based Product🏺Rice based products - poha etc

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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