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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 61 · 2008

Gunderdehi

Winner — 2008

VIRENDRA KUMAR SAHU
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 45.9%INC 44.1%3 others 10.0%
Votes
64,010
45.9% share
Winning margin
2,585
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
78.9%
of 1,76,592

Gunderdehi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 2,585 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

1 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIRENDRA KUMAR SAHU
BJP (NDA)
64,01045.9%
2
GHANA RAM SAHU
UPA
61,42544.1%
3
INDAR BHAIYYA
BSP
7,7605.6%
4
BANSHI LAL SONKAR
IND
3,4092.5%
5
RAM PRASAD THAKUR
2,7652.0%

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

High turnout (15th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 1.9% · max 29.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
15th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
52nd of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.9%INC 44.1%BSP 5.6%OTH 4.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/5

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.06 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,43,872
Density
392 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,535 km²
SC population13.7%
ST population11.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.6%Other 6.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water35.9%
Electricity88.6%
Sanitation33.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.7%
Children fully vaccinated82.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.7%
Women literate80.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.3%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance67.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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