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Winner — 2008
CHANDRASHEKAR SAHU CHAMPU
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 46.8%INC 45.5%11 others 7.7%
Votes
56,249
46.8% share
Winning margin
1,490
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
76.5%
of 1,57,297
Abhanpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 1,490 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHANDRASHEKAR SAHU CHAMPU | BJP (NDA) | 56,249 | 46.8% |
| 2 | DHANENDRA SAHU | UPA | 54,759 | 45.5% |
| 3 | SHAILENDRA SINGH | BSP | 3,140 | 2.6% |
| 4 | HEMANT KUMAR TANDAN | IND | 2,791 | 2.3% |
| 5 | REKHRAM CHTURWEDANI | IND | 1,129 | 0.9% |
| 6 | PREMCHAND SONWANI | Samajwadi Party | 465 | 0.4% |
| 7 | M. KOSHI FILIP | NDA | 400 | 0.3% |
| 8 | KAMRED POKHAN SINGH THAKUR | IND | 327 | 0.3% |
| 9 | BABLA YADAW | UPA | 258 | 0.2% |
| 10 | DR SMT. KAJUREE BANJARE | CGVP | 243 | 0.2% |
| 11 | DHANENDRA SAHU | IND | 213 | 0.2% |
| 12 | JITENDRA THAKUR | IND | 168 | 0.1% |
| 13 | UPJEET SINGH SACHDEVA | IND | 160 | 0.1% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (19th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.6% · min 1.2% · max 14.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
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19th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
74th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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43rd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.8%INC 45.5%OTH 7.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.03 Cr
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
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