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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 3 · 2008

Baikunthpur

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Winner — 2008

BHAIYA LAL RAJWADE
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 39.4%INC 33.4%11 others 27.2%
Votes
36,215
39.4% share
Winning margin
5,536
6.0% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
68.9%
of 1,33,352

A clear win with a 6.0% margin.

Seat history

1 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHAIYA LAL RAJWADE
BJP
BJP (NDA)
36,21539.4%
2
BEDANTI TIWARI
INC
UPA
30,67933.4%
3
RAMDULAR SINGH AAYAM
GGP
9,42810.3%
4
MAN SAI
BSP
BSP
5,1655.6%
5
GYAN PRASAD KHUSHWAHA
IND
3,0773.4%
6
PANDIT ANIL MAHARAJ
RJD
UPA
2,0242.2%
7
MANOJ KUMAR SIRDAR
IND
1,1691.3%
8
HIRA LAL SAHU
BJSH
1,0621.2%
9
PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH
IND
9871.1%
10
NAND LAL KULHARIYA
IND
6110.7%
11
CHINTA MANI SANDILYA
RGOP
5760.6%
12
MADAN LAL SAHU
SP
Samajwadi Party
5270.6%
13
DHARMENDRA KUSWAHA
SHS
3890.4%

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 (27th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 0.9% · max 18.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
27th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.85
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
33rd of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.85EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 39.4%INC 33.4%GGP 10.3%BSP 5.6%OTH 11.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.07 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,58,917
Density
100 / km²
Sex ratio
969 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,604 km²
SC population8.3%
ST population46.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Other 8.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.0%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation23.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.1%
Children underweight (under 5)31.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.4%
Women literate74.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.9%
Clean cooking fuel30.2%
Health insurance62.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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