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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 47 · 2008

Dharsiwa

Winner — 2008

DEVJI BHAI PATEL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 44.8%INC 39.3%13 others 15.9%
Votes
51,396
44.8% share
Winning margin
6,339
5.5% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
71.6%
of 1,60,192

A clear win with a 5.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DEVJI BHAI PATEL
BJP (NDA)
51,39644.8%
2
CHHATRAPAL SIRMOUR
UPA
45,05739.3%
3
CHANDRASHEKHAR SAHU
BSP
4,7114.1%
4
MAHESH DEWANGAN
JCGP
3,9423.4%
5
MAHANT HARIDAS TYAGI
IND
2,0011.8%
6
DEVENDRA PANDE
IND
1,6861.5%
7
TEJRAM VERMA
IND
1,6671.4%
8
MOTU YADAV
UPA
9840.9%
9
ARVIND DEWANGAN
IND
9390.8%
10
ASHOK VERMA MURA WALA
7460.7%
11
NAROTTAM SHRMA
CPI(ML)(L)
4240.4%
12
AMLESH DEHRIYA
IND
3570.3%
13
WAMAN RAO BAGDE
RP(K)
2740.2%
14
HAIDAR BHATI
Samajwadi Party
2410.2%
15
PITAMBER JANGDE
CGVP
2390.2%

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

Average turnout (51st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.7% · min 0.3% · max 24.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
51st of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
77th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
88th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.8%INC 39.3%OTH 15.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,63,872
Density
328 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
12,383 km²
SC population17.8%
ST population11.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.5%
Electricity84.6%
Sanitation31.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Children underweight (under 5)32.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.1%
Women literate79.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.8%
Clean cooking fuel60.5%
Health insurance76.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Minor Forest Produce - Chirounji🏺Papaya Based Product🏺Rice based products - poha etc

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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