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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 82 · 2003Reserved (ST)

Dondi Lohara

Winner — 2003

LAL MAHENDRA SINGH TEKAM
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 40.6%INC 31.2%3 others 28.2%
Votes
46,147
40.6% share
Winning margin
10,743
9.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
77.5%
of 1,46,503

A clear win with a 9.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LAL MAHENDRA SINGH TEKAM
BJP (NDA)
46,14740.6%
2
DOMENDRA BHENDIYA
INC
35,40431.2%
3
JANKALAL THAKUR
CMM
24,69221.7%
4
HAGARU RAM KORRAM
4,1133.6%
5
PARSU RAM KUMETI
NCP
3,2072.8%

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 (28th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
9.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.5% · min 3.3% · max 11.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
28th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.5%
lowerhigher
9th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 40.6%INC 31.2%CMM 21.7%OTH 6.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,13,199
Density
135 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,470 km²
SC population2.7%
ST population65.9%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.4%Other 6.2%Other 3.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.0%
Electricity51.4%
Sanitation20.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births63.5%
Children fully vaccinated57.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.1%
Children underweight (under 5)45.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.2%
Women literate52.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.3%
Clean cooking fuel31.6%
Health insurance69.3%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bastar Craft🏺Bell Metal (Dhokra)🏺Tamarind
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Brick mounds

🏛️MonumentASI

Brick mounds

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Brick mounds

🏛️MonumentASI

Brick mounds

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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