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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 33 · 2008

Akaltara

Winner — 2008

SAURABH SINGH
BSP· BSP
BSP 33.1%INC 30.6%8 others 36.3%
Votes
37,393
33.1% share
Winning margin
2,888
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
68.4%
of 1,64,988

A closely fought contest. SAURABH SINGH won with a 2.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAURABH SINGH
BSP
37,39333.1%
2
CHUNNILAL SAHU
UPA
34,50530.6%
3
CHHATRAM DEWANGAN
NDA
33,75229.9%
4
SATISH KANT
IND
2,1301.9%
5
RAJKUMARI DHRUV
1,7231.5%
6
RAMKUMAR
IND
9490.8%
7
BASANT KUMAR KURRE
Samajwadi Party
8230.7%
8
KRISHNA KUMAR
IND
7460.7%
9
BHUSHAN SAHU
BJSH
5280.5%
10
BHAGWAT PRASAD SAHU
LSWP
3770.3%

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

Average turnout (54th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.6% · min 0.3% · max 15.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
54th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
73rd of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 33.1%INC 30.6%BJP 29.9%OTH 6.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,19,707
Density
420 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,853 km²
SC population24.6%
ST population11.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.6%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.6%
Electricity89.8%
Sanitation15.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.2%
Children fully vaccinated85.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.3%
Women literate74.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.2%
Clean cooking fuel24.8%
Health insurance74.0%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Kosa
🏛️

Kotagarh (Kotagarh Fort)

🏛️MonumentASI

Kotagarh (Kotagarh Fort)

🏛️

Kotmi Fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Kotmi Fort

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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