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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 29 · 2008

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Winner — 2008

DHARAM LAL KAUSHIK
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 43.6%INC 39.4%16 others 17.1%
Votes
62,517
43.6% share
Winning margin
6,070
4.2% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
68.3%
of 2,10,109

A closely fought contest. DHARAM LAL KAUSHIK won with a 4.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHARAM LAL KAUSHIK
BJP
BJP (NDA)
62,51743.6%
2
SIYARAM KAUSHIK
INC
UPA
56,44739.4%
3
RAMVILAS AGRAWAL
BSP
BSP
7,6945.4%
4
RAMESH KUMAR LAHRE
IND
4,7833.3%
5
TIRITHRAM NISHAD
IND
2,2891.6%
6
RAJENDRA SATNAMI
IND
2,1491.5%
7
DUKHHARAN BHARGAVA
IND
1,2250.8%
8
DR. BALMUKUND SINGH MARAVI
GGP
1,1320.8%
9
KUSHAL PRASAD SAHU
BBP
1,0060.7%
10
SHARWAN KUMAR RAJPUT ADV
BJSH
9710.7%
11
RAMADHAR KASHYAP
IND
8880.6%
12
RAJESHWARI GUPTA
SHS
6880.5%
13
DR. SHIV KUMAR MANAHAR
BSSP
3800.3%
14
RAKESH RAJ
RGOP
3330.2%
15
DEVI PRASAD JANGDE
CSP
2530.2%
16
JAGNANATH LAHRE
LJP
NDA
2520.2%
17
DEEPCHAND DAHARIYA
CGVP
2390.2%
18
DILIP CHOUDHRY
RP(K)
1990.1%

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

Low turnout (74th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.0% · min 4.2% · max 13.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
74th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
87th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.6%INC 39.4%BSP 5.4%OTH 11.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,63,629
Density
322 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,272 km²
SC population20.8%
ST population18.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.4%Other 4.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.7%
Electricity84.4%
Sanitation27.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.4%
Children fully vaccinated52.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.7%
Children underweight (under 5)28.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.5%
Women literate72.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.2%
Health insurance60.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Black Rice🏺Groundnuts
Dhumnath Temple

Dhumnath Temple

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