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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 11 · 2008Reserved (ST)

Sitapur

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Winner — 2008

AMARJEET BHAGAT
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 31.1%BJP 29.6%13 others 39.3%
Votes
36,281
31.1% share
Winning margin
1,737
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
76.1%
of 1,53,205

Sitapur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 1,737 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

0 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AMARJEET BHAGAT
INC
INC (UPA)
36,28131.1%
2
GANESH RAM BHAGAT
BJP
NDA
34,54429.6%
3
PROFESSOR GOPALRAM
IND
24,29520.8%
4
RAJA RAM TIRKEY
IND
6,4235.5%
5
PRABHAT KHALKHO
IND
4,5203.9%
6
SAURABH BHAGAT
BSP
BSP
2,2721.9%
7
BUDHAN SINGH
IND
1,8931.6%
8
ABHIMANYU SINGH PAIKRA
IND
1,0130.9%
9
KAMESHWAR PAIKRA
SHS
9450.8%
10
NOHAR SAI
IND
8900.8%
11
UPENDRA PAIKRA
IND
8750.8%
12
GOPAL BUDHRAM URAWN
IND
8030.7%
13
J.L.MINJ (ADVOCATE)
IND
7780.7%
14
SHIRACHAND EKKA
JMM
UPA
5390.5%
15
BHUNESHWAR SINGH
SP
Samajwadi Party
5330.5%

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 (33rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 1.5% · max 23.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
33rd of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
35th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
57th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.1%BJP 29.6%IND 20.8%IND 5.5%OTH 12.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.18 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jackfruit🏺Potato🏺Rice- Jiraphul, Bisni etc🏺Turmeric

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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