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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 18 · 2013

Kharsia

Winner — 2013

UMESH PATEL
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 59.6%BJP 35.3%7 others 5.1%
Votes
95,470
59.6% share
Winning margin
38,888
24.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
86.3%
of 1,85,703

Kharsia is a safe seat — UMESH PATEL won by 24.3%.

Seat history

0 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.63 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
UMESH PATEL
INC (UPA)
95,47059.6%
2
DR. JAWAHAR LAL NAIK
NDA
56,58235.3%
NOTA
NOTA
2,9301.8%
4
RAVI LAL RATHIA
BSP
2,4331.5%
5
MADAN MAHANT
IND
1,1360.7%
6
GITA PATEL
IND
4810.3%
7
AJAY KUMAR SIDAR
4560.3%
8
UTTAM PRASAD DANSENA
NPEP
4000.3%
9
VEERENDRA KUMAR GAVEL
ABGP
3220.2%

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

High turnout (3rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
24.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.4% · min 9.5% · max 28.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
3rd of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
51st of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 59.6%BJP 35.3%OTH 3.3%NOTA 1.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.63 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,93,984
Density
211 / km²
Sex ratio
991 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,086 km²
SC population15.1%
ST population33.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.3%Other 4.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.7%
Electricity82.2%
Sanitation19.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated90.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Children underweight (under 5)28.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.2%
Women literate74.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.5%
Clean cooking fuel29.8%
Health insurance66.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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