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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 89 · 2008Reserved (ST)

Bijapur

Winner — 2008

MAHESH GAGDA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 46.0%INC 21.8%5 others 32.2%
Votes
20,049
46.0% share
Winning margin
10,521
24.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
29.2%
of 1,49,584

Bijapur is a safe seat — MAHESH GAGDA won by 24.1%.

Seat history

1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHESH GAGDA
BJP (NDA)
20,04946.0%
2
RAJENDRA PAMBHOI
UPA
9,52821.8%
3
DASHARATH HEMLA
BSP
4,51710.3%
4
CHINNARAM GOTA
IND
3,8908.9%
5
LAXMINARAYAN GOTA
2,5145.8%
6
SANTOSH POONEM
BJSH
1,5803.6%
7
ANIL BURKA
IND
1,5503.5%

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

Low turnout (90th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
24.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 3.3% · max 27.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
49%
lowerhigher
90th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
4.4%
lowerhigher
3rd of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.0%INC 21.8%BSP 10.3%IND 8.9%CPI 5.8%OTH 7.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.08 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,33,638
Density
64 / km²
Sex ratio
1020 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,298 km²
SC population2.4%
ST population76.9%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.3%Other 3.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.3%
Electricity38.2%
Sanitation15.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.5%
Children fully vaccinated77.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.0%
Women literate49.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.3%
Clean cooking fuel34.6%
Health insurance82.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Millet Based Products🏺Minor Forest Produce - Tamarind🏷️Wooden CraftGI
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Bhairam Dev temple (Ardhanarishawara Image)

🏛️MonumentASI

Bhairam Dev temple (Ardhanarishawara Image)

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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