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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 80 · 2003

Khertha

Winner — 2003

DR BALMUKUND DEWAGAN
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 50.1%INC 38.2%7 others 11.7%
Votes
52,734
50.1% share
Winning margin
12,552
11.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
81.7%
of 1,28,823

A clear win with a 11.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR BALMUKUND DEWAGAN
BJP (NDA)
52,73450.1%
2
PRATIMA CHANDRAKAR
INC
40,18238.2%
3
DERHA RAM
IND
2,9992.9%
4
MOHAN LAL HARMUKH
NCP
2,7302.6%
5
DR SYAM KUMAR GANWAREY
CMM
2,1792.1%
6
KISHOR CHANDRAKAR (RISHI)
IND
1,6441.6%
7
BHUSAN LAL SAHU
BSP
1,2261.2%
8
LOKNATH NISHAD (ADVOCATE)
NDA
9100.9%
9
SANTOSH GOND
6540.6%

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.

Average turnout (36th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 10.6% · max 18.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
36th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
34th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.1%INC 38.2%OTH 11.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,48,941
Density
105 / km²
Sex ratio
1006 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,161 km²
SC population4.2%
ST population55.4%
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What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.8%Other 14.1%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.0%
Electricity69.7%
Sanitation19.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.1%
Children fully vaccinated89.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.2%
Women literate77.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.4%
Clean cooking fuel25.9%
Health insurance84.8%

What's nearby?

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