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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 22 · 2013

Katghora

Winner — 2013

LAKHAN DEWANGAN
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 44.7%INC 35.2%10 others 20.1%
Votes
61,646
44.7% share
Winning margin
13,130
9.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
74.6%
of 1,84,926

A clear win with a 9.5% margin.

Seat history

2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LAKHAN DEWANGAN
BJP (NDA)
61,64644.7%
2
BODHRAM KANWAR
UPA
48,51635.2%
3
SHANKAR LAL RAJAK
IND
11,0038.0%
4
SANTOSHKUMAR YADAV
3,9312.9%
NOTA
NOTA
3,4342.5%
6
JAGAT RAM SAHU
BSP
3,2572.4%
7
ANIL KUMAR PANDEY
Samajwadi Party
2,0721.5%
8
BHUWAN PAL SINGH KANWAR
IND
1,3471.0%
9
FHULESHWAR PRASAD SURJAEHA
IND
1,0370.8%
10
RAGHVENDRA PANDEY
PRCP
7980.6%
11
BANSHILAL PATEL
NDA
4360.3%
12
PRAKASH ANANT
CSM
4280.3%

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

Average turnout (55th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
9.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.1% · min 2.1% · max 10.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
55th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.02
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
55th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.7%INC 35.2%IND 8.0%OTH 9.7%NOTA 2.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.10 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,06,640
Density
183 / km²
Sex ratio
969 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,598 km²
SC population10.3%
ST population40.9%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.9%Other 6.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.5%
Electricity73.0%
Sanitation28.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.4%
Children fully vaccinated68.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Children underweight (under 5)27.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.4%
Women literate73.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.2%
Clean cooking fuel35.5%
Health insurance60.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Minor Forest Produce - Mahua

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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