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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 39 · 2008Reserved (SC)

Saraipali

Winner — 2008

DR. HARIDAS BHARDWAJ
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 50.5%BJP 37.8%9 others 11.8%
Votes
64,456
50.5% share
Winning margin
16,222
12.7% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
77.6%
of 1,64,533

A clear win with a 12.7% margin.

Seat history

0 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR. HARIDAS BHARDWAJ
INC (UPA)
64,45650.5%
2
NIRA CHAUHAN
NDA
48,23437.8%
3
SMT. CHANDRAKANTA CHAUHAN
BSP
3,8813.0%
4
RAMPRASAD CHAUHAN
IND
3,4312.7%
5
KAMAL PRASAD CHAUHAN
NDA
1,6641.3%
6
TARACHAND KUMAR (GURU JI)
IND
1,6341.3%
7
RATAN SINGH KUMHAR
IND
1,3961.1%
8
GHANSHYAM DEEP
IND
1,1290.9%
9
BASUDEV BAGH
AD
6650.5%
10
DUKHU CHAUHAN
6620.5%
11
KARTIKRAM CHAUHAN
IND
5950.5%

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

Average turnout (30th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.7% · min 12.7% · max 33.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
30th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
82nd of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
50th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.5%BJP 37.8%OTH 11.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.02 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,32,754
Density
216 / km²
Sex ratio
1017 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,790 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population27.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 97.6%Other 2.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.7%
Electricity82.8%
Sanitation18.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated82.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)25.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.0%
Women literate70.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.5%
Clean cooking fuel30.4%
Health insurance76.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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