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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 86 · 2008

Jagdalpur

Winner — 2008

SANTOSH BAFNA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 48.1%INC 32.8%14 others 19.1%
Votes
55,003
48.1% share
Winning margin
17,524
15.3% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
71.8%
of 1,59,213

Jagdalpur is a safe seat — SANTOSH BAFNA won by 15.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SANTOSH BAFNA
BJP (NDA)
55,00348.1%
2
REKHCHAND JAIN
UPA
37,47932.8%
3
MAHENDRA KUMAR SETHIYA
7,2276.3%
4
SUDHANSHU SHEKHAR JHA (NIKHIL MAHARAJ)
IND
3,6183.2%
5
HEMANT KUMAR POYAM
BSP
2,2181.9%
6
REJESH CHOUDHARY (BHANU)
IND
1,9041.7%
7
KAMLESH SINGH THAKUR
BJSH
1,3421.2%
8
RENUDHAR GADMIYA
IND
1,1601.0%
9
BHOLA BAGHEL
IND
6790.6%
10
J.L. KASHYAP
IND
6650.6%
11
BRAJENDRA SINGH BHADOURIYA(PAPPAN BHADOURIYA)
6620.6%
12
GOPALDHAR YADAV
CPI(ML)(L)
5470.5%
13
BALESHWAR PASWAN
NDA
4960.4%
14
GOVARDHAN GHATGE
IND
4650.4%
15
SHANKAR KORRAM
GMS
4520.4%
16
CHANDRABHAN DHRUV (GUDDU)
IND
4270.4%

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

Average turnout (46th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.0% · max 19.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
46th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
25th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.1%INC 32.8%CPI 6.3%OTH 12.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,13,199
Density
135 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,470 km²
SC population2.7%
ST population65.9%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.4%Other 6.2%Other 3.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.0%
Electricity51.4%
Sanitation20.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births63.5%
Children fully vaccinated57.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.1%
Children underweight (under 5)45.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.2%
Women literate52.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.3%
Clean cooking fuel31.6%
Health insurance69.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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