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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 82 · 2008 by-electionsReserved (ST)
Keshkal
Winner — 2008 by-elections
SEWAK RAM NETAM
BJP 53.5%INC 33.4%3 others 13.1%
Votes
58,362
53.5% share
Winning margin
21,886
20.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Keshkal is a safe seat — SEWAK RAM NETAM won by 20.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEWAK RAM NETAM | 58,362 | 53.5% | |
| 2 | BUDHSAN MARKAM | 36,476 | 33.4% | |
| 3 | SONURAM NAIK | IND | 7,307 | 6.7% |
| 4 | NOHARU RAM SORI | IND | 3,899 | 3.6% |
| 5 | MAHESH THAKUR | IND | 3,114 | 2.9% |
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
marginal20.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.5% · min 3.3% · max 11.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
28th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.5%
lowerhigher
9th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.5%INC 33.4%IND 6.7%OTH 6.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.