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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 68 · 2003Reserved (ST)

Chitrakote

Winner — 2003

LACHHURAM KASHYAP
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 37.5%INC 30.6%5 others 31.9%
Votes
18,763
37.5% share
Winning margin
3,459
6.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
49.7%
of 1,00,661

A clear win with a 6.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LACHHURAM KASHYAP
BJP (NDA)
18,76337.5%
2
SMT PRATIBHA SHAH
INC
15,30430.6%
3
SUBHASH CHANDRA
IND
4,5249.0%
4
BOMDA RAM KOVASI
3,6107.2%
5
LACHCHHU RAM MUKKA
NCP
3,4006.8%
6
NOHARU RAM KAWASI
IND
2,4034.8%
7
PRAMOD KUMAR S/O C.R. KUMAR
Samajwadi Party
2,0514.1%

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 (20th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
6.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.2% · min 2.5% · max 17.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
20th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
27th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 37.5%INC 30.6%IND 9.0%CPI 7.2%NCP 6.8%OTH 8.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,43,872
Density
392 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,535 km²
SC population13.7%
ST population11.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.6%Other 6.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water35.9%
Electricity88.6%
Sanitation33.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.7%
Children fully vaccinated82.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.7%
Women literate80.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.3%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance67.0%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom🏺Papaya Based Product🏺Tomato Based Product
Old Temple of Sita Devi and Satti Pillar

Old Temple of Sita Devi and Satti Pillar

🏛️MonumentASI

Old Temple of Sita Devi and Satti Pillar

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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