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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 10 · 2008

Ambikapur

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Winner — 2008

T S BABA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 42.1%BJP 41.4%14 others 16.5%
Votes
56,043
42.1% share
Winning margin
980
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
70.7%
of 1,88,173

Ambikapur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 980 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

3 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
T S BABA
INC
INC (UPA)
56,04342.1%
2
ANURAG SINGH DEV
BJP
NDA
55,06341.4%
3
JAINATH KERAM
GGP
6,0784.6%
4
AMAR NATH PANDEY
CPI
2,8852.2%
5
RAMNAYAK MAURYA
IND
2,6982.0%
6
KUMKUM BHATNAGAR
BSP
BSP
2,2581.7%
7
JHAMEKESHWAR PAIKRA
IND
1,3921.1%
8
AJAY SINGH
IND
1,2500.9%
9
ANNA NAIDU
JMM
UPA
1,0250.8%
10
KRIPADANI TOPPO
IND
9300.7%
11
DAKHAL RAM
IND
7370.6%
12
NILESH SINGH
SHS
7070.5%
13
TRIBHUWAN SHARMA
IND
5850.4%
14
ALAM SINGH CARPY
RGOP
5180.4%
15
VIJAY PATEL
JD(U)
NDA
4660.3%
16
ASHWANI SINGH
SP
Samajwadi Party
4480.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (56th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.2% · min 0.1% · max 22.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
56th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
45th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.1%BJP 41.4%OTH 16.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.04 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,59,886
Density
150 / km²
Sex ratio
978 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
15,732 km²
SC population4.9%
ST population55.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.1%Other 9.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.1%
Electricity48.6%
Sanitation25.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.3%
Children fully vaccinated84.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.3%
Women literate71.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Clean cooking fuel24.5%
Health insurance65.1%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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Jogimara caves

Jogimara caves

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Jogimara caves

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Sitabengra caves

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Sitabengra caves

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