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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 59 · 2011 by-elections

Sanjari Balod

Winner — 2011 by-elections

Km. Madan Sahu
BJP 47.4%INC 40.2%13 others 12.4%
Votes
64,185
47.4% share
Winning margin
9,665
7.1% of votes
Total candidates
15

A clear win with a 7.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Km. Madan Sahu
64,18547.4%
2
Mohan Patel
54,52040.2%
3
U R Gangrale
IND
6,5244.8%
4
Md. Hanif
IND
3,6032.7%
5
Niranjana Sahu
CSM
2,2311.6%
6
Sitaram Thakur
IND
1,6941.3%
7
Shrikant Kaser
6540.5%
8
R K Deshlahre
IND
4380.3%
9
S B Markandey
IND
4130.3%
10
G. Ram Sivna
IND
2940.2%
11
P Ram Sahu
IND
2190.2%
12
G. Lokesh
AJP
2090.1%
13
Ramjan Khan
IND
1910.1%
14
B. Mandavi
IND
1840.1%
15
Harilal Patel
1350.1%

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.

High turnout (8th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 5.0% · max 19.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
8th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.94
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
64th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.4%INC 40.2%OTH 12.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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
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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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