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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 66 · 2009 by-elections
Vaishali Nagar
Winner — 2009 by-elections
Bhajan S. N.
INC 43.8%BJP 42.7%13 others 13.5%
Votes
47,225
43.8% share
Winning margin
1,228
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
15
Vaishali Nagar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 1,228 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhajan S. N. | 47,225 | 43.8% | |
| 2 | Jageshwar Sahu | 45,997 | 42.7% | |
| 3 | Riti Deshlahara | IND | 11,477 | 10.7% |
| 4 | Noor Bhai | IND | 1,058 | 1.0% |
| 5 | Ashok Miri | 586 | 0.5% | |
| 6 | Shiv S. Singh Ad | AJP | 314 | 0.3% |
| 7 | Farooque Khan | 230 | 0.2% | |
| 8 | Adv. N. Gupta | IND | 185 | 0.2% |
| 9 | Durga Patel | IND | 126 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Ganesh Manhar | IND | 116 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Chitra Lekha D. | CVP | 114 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Manharan S. C. | 112 | 0.1% | |
| 13 | Anand Gautam | IND | 107 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Anita Verma | IND | 92 | 0.1% |
| 15 | Bakar Ali | BSSP | 62 | 0.1% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Low turnout (83rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.0% · min 12.3% · max 28.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
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83rd of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
84th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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72nd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.8%BJP 42.7%IND 10.7%OTH 2.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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