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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 16 · 2008

Raigarh

Winner — 2008

DOCTOR SHAKRAJEET NAYAK
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 48.9%BJP 40.1%12 others 11.0%
Votes
72,054
48.9% share
Winning margin
12,944
8.8% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
77.2%
of 1,90,941

A clear win with a 8.8% margin.

Seat history

3 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DOCTOR SHAKRAJEET NAYAK
INC (UPA)
72,05448.9%
2
VIJAY AGRAWAL
NDA
59,11040.1%
3
HANSRAM SAHU
BSP
5,0193.4%
4
PRAMOD KUMAR SING
IND
3,1282.1%
5
RADHESHYAM SHARMA
IND
2,6651.8%
6
RAJESH TRIPATHI
IND
1,5321.0%
7
MAHAVEER GURUJI
IND
1,4851.0%
8
TATHAGAT SHRIVASTAVA
IND
6930.5%
9
RAJESH JAIN
3670.3%
10
PARIMAL YADAV
NDA
3460.2%
11
NARAYANDAS INKLAB GANDHI
IND
2850.2%
12
NARENDRA KUMAR CHOUBEY
IND
2830.2%
13
BHUWANLAL PATEL(ADHIVAKTA)
CSP
2690.2%
14
AMULYA PUJARI
IND
2210.1%

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

Average turnout (45th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 6.3% · max 31.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
45th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.00
fewer partiesmore parties
88th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
79th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.9%BJP 40.1%OTH 11.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.02 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,93,984
Density
211 / km²
Sex ratio
991 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,086 km²
SC population15.1%
ST population33.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.3%Other 4.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.7%
Electricity82.2%
Sanitation19.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated90.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Children underweight (under 5)28.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.2%
Women literate74.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.5%
Clean cooking fuel29.8%
Health insurance66.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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