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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Winner — 2008
JAI SINGH BHAIYA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 40.9%BJP 40.4%20 others 18.7%
Votes
48,277
40.9% share
Winning margin
587
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
63.6%
of 1,85,433
Korba was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 587 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
22 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAI SINGH BHAIYA | INC (UPA) | 48,277 | 40.9% |
| 2 | BANWARI LAL AGRAWAL (BANWARI BHAIYA) | NDA | 47,690 | 40.4% |
| 3 | ADV. GOPIRAM SAHU | BSP | 6,103 | 5.2% |
| 4 | RAJJAK ALI | IND | 5,507 | 4.7% |
| 5 | MAKHAN LAL RAJAK | 1,788 | 1.5% | |
| 6 | S.N BANARJI | 1,228 | 1.0% | |
| 7 | JAI SINGH (JAI SINGH BHAIYA) | IND | 1,199 | 1.0% |
| 8 | LOCHAN PRASAD JAISWAL | JCGP | 1,176 | 1.0% |
| 9 | RADHESHYAM RAJ | UPA | 770 | 0.7% |
| 10 | BHAGAWAN PRASAD YADAV URF BHAGAVANA | Samajwadi Party | 650 | 0.6% |
| 11 | KANAK DAS MAHANT | IND | 586 | 0.5% |
| 12 | MADHUR ROBERTS | IND | 456 | 0.4% |
| 13 | SMT. GENVATI DHRUVE | 407 | 0.3% | |
| 14 | SANJAY GAJBHIYE | 346 | 0.3% | |
| 15 | RAMDAS MAHANT | CSP | 334 | 0.3% |
| 16 | DEVRAJ SAHU | CGVP | 271 | 0.2% |
| 17 | BASANT DIXENA | IND | 268 | 0.2% |
| 18 | SMT. BHUVANESHWARI MAHTO | NDA | 215 | 0.2% |
| 19 | RAM PRASAD | IND | 212 | 0.2% |
| 20 | RAJIV BHUSHAN KUMAR PASWAN | NDA | 209 | 0.2% |
| 21 | BANWARI LAL SHARMA | BJSH | 179 | 0.1% |
| 22 | F.R DEVANGAN | GMS | 166 | 0.1% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (79th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.6% · min 0.4% · max 15.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
79th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
70th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.9%BJP 40.4%BSP 5.2%OTH 13.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,06,640
Density
183 / km²
Sex ratio
969 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,598 km²
SC population10.3%
ST population40.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.9%Other 6.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.5%
Electricity73.0%
Sanitation28.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.4%
Children fully vaccinated68.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Children underweight (under 5)27.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.4%
Women literate73.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.2%
Clean cooking fuel35.5%
Health insurance60.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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