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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 34 · 2004 by-elections

Akaltara

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Winner — 2004 by-elections

Chatram Devagan
BJP
BJP 40.8%INC 29.9%8 others 29.4%
Votes
39,859
40.8% share
Winning margin
10,672
10.9% of votes
Total candidates
10

A clear win with a 10.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Chatram Devagan
BJP
39,85940.8%
2
Dr. Rakesh Kumar Singh
INC
29,18729.9%
3
Jainarayan Choksay
BSP
22,99223.5%
4
Maharati
IND
2,0372.1%
5
Bhushan Sahu
IND
9070.9%
6
Nehal
GGP
8680.9%
7
Tularam
RD
6930.7%
8
Kalanath Kurrey
IND
5150.5%
9
Varun Pandey
SP
3840.4%
10
Dwarika Prasad Dhritlahre
CSP
3230.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (63rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
10.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 3.4% · min 1.1% · max 7.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
63rd of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
78th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 40.8%INC 29.9%BSP 23.5%OTH 5.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,19,707
Density
420 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,853 km²
SC population24.6%
ST population11.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.6%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.6%
Electricity89.8%
Sanitation15.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.2%
Children fully vaccinated85.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.3%
Women literate74.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.2%
Clean cooking fuel24.8%
Health insurance74.0%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Kosa
Larger of the two Temples (Old Vaishnava Temple)

Larger of the two Temples (Old Vaishnava Temple)

🏛️MonumentASI

Larger of the two Temples (Old Vaishnava Temple)

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Small Temple (Small Vaishnava Temple)

Small Temple (Small Vaishnava Temple)

🏛️MonumentASI

Small Temple (Small Vaishnava Temple)

📍Google MapsOSM

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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