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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 87 · 2008Reserved (ST)

Chitrakot

Winner — 2008

BAIDURAM KASHYAP
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 34.7%INC 24.6%7 others 40.7%
Votes
31,642
34.7% share
Winning margin
9,231
10.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
64.7%
of 1,40,848

A clear win with a 10.1% margin.

Seat history

0 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BAIDURAM KASHYAP
BJP (NDA)
31,64234.7%
2
PRATIBHA SHAH
UPA
22,41124.6%
3
RAMNATH SARFE
16,87318.5%
4
SUBHASH CHANDRA MORYA
IND
7,6478.4%
5
TULESHWAR NAG
IND
3,7904.2%
6
SADHURAM VETTY ALIAS(VOTI)
IND
2,6923.0%
7
LAKHMU MANDAVI
BSP
2,6192.9%
8
SURESH KUMAR KAWASI(SARGIM)
1,8382.0%
9
RAJENDRA KUMAR KASHYAP
IND
1,6241.8%

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

Average turnout (26th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 5.7% · max 13.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
26th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
5.0%
lowerhigher
2nd of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 34.7%INC 24.6%CPI 18.5%IND 8.4%OTH 13.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.05 Cr

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?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bastar Craft🏺Bell Metal (Dhokra)🏺Tamarind
🏛️

Kama Memorial or Urasgatta post

🏛️MonumentASI

Kama Memorial or Urasgatta post

Narayan temple

Narayan temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Narayan temple

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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