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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 65 · 2008

Bhilai Nagar

Winner — 2008

BADRUDDIN QURAISHI
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 51.6%BJP 43.0%10 others 5.4%
Votes
52,848
51.6% share
Winning margin
8,863
8.7% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
62.9%
of 1,62,778

A clear win with a 8.7% margin.

Seat history

2 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BADRUDDIN QURAISHI
INC (UPA)
52,84851.6%
2
PREM PRAKASH PANDEY
NDA
43,98543.0%
3
GAUTAM RAMLAL
BSP
1,9171.9%
4
VINOD KUMAR SONI
1,1961.2%
5
ADVOCATE LOKESH MISHRA
IND
6870.7%
6
JEEVAN LAL
IND
5270.5%
7
RAJENDRA KUMAR DEWANGAN
IND
2730.3%
8
SHYAM LAL SAHU
CPI(ML)(L)
2460.2%
9
SUNIL NARWARIHA
2430.2%
10
DHIRENDRA PRATAP SINGH
NDA
2170.2%
11
DR. SANGRAM CHANDRA MAJUMDAR
BJSH
1620.2%
12
DR. PANKAJ GOSWAMI
970.1%

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

Low turnout (81st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 1.1% · max 16.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
81st of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
75th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
58th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.6%BJP 43.0%OTH 5.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.03 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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom🏺Papaya Based Product🏺Tomato Based Product

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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