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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 85 · 2003

Dongargaon

Winner — 2003

PRADEEP GANDHI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 47.1%INC 40.3%6 others 12.6%
Votes
42,784
47.1% share
Winning margin
6,135
6.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
81.1%
of 1,12,084

A clear win with a 6.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRADEEP GANDHI
BJP (NDA)
42,78447.1%
2
GEETA DEVI SINGH
INC
36,64940.3%
3
MURLIDHAR PANJWANI
NCP
4,9135.4%
4
RAJKUMARI LODHI
IND
3,0043.3%
5
MANGAL DAS BANJARE
IND
1,9222.1%
6
NETRAM
IND
7360.8%
7
AKSHAY VIDYABHUSHAN THAKUR
LSWP
4510.5%
8
K.D. MANIKPURI
CSP
4020.4%

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.

High turnout (9th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 1.2% · max 26.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
9th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
16th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.1%INC 40.3%NCP 5.4%OTH 7.2%

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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bastar Craft🏺Bell Metal (Dhokra)🏺Tamarind
Mahadeo temple

Mahadeo temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Mahadeo temple

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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