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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 13 · 2008Reserved (ST)

Kunkuri

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Winner — 2008

BHARAT SAI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 48.4%INC 40.3%6 others 11.3%
Votes
57,113
48.4% share
Winning margin
9,592
8.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
73.5%
of 1,60,345

A clear win with a 8.1% margin.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 2003 vs 2008

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHARAT SAI
BJP
BJP (NDA)
57,11348.4%
2
UTTAMDAN MINJ
INC
UPA
47,52140.3%
3
PRAFULLA KERKETTA
IND
4,1903.5%
4
ESTANISLAS XALXO
CPI
3,2722.8%
5
THEYODAR EKKA
BSP
BSP
2,0881.8%
6
KULDEEP SINGH PORTE
GGP
1,5941.4%
7
PRAKASH KISPOTTA
IND
1,1561.0%
8
MEERA TIRKEY
CGVP
9640.8%

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 (52nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 2.8% · max 20.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
52nd of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
29th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.4%INC 40.3%OTH 11.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,51,669
Density
146 / km²
Sex ratio
1005 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,838 km²
SC population5.7%
ST population62.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 73.9%Christian 22.3%Other 3.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.2%
Electricity40.3%
Sanitation14.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.8%
Children underweight (under 5)33.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.5%
Women literate73.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.9%
Clean cooking fuel14.8%
Health insurance80.6%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Litchi
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Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary

⛪ChurchWikidata
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