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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 28 · 2013

Takhatpur

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Winner — 2013

RAJU SINGH KSHATRI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 31.4%INC 31.0%15 others 37.6%
Votes
44,735
31.4% share
Winning margin
608
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
77.1%
of 1,84,723

Takhatpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 608 votes separated winner from runner-up.

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All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJU SINGH KSHATRI
BJP
BJP (NDA)
44,73531.4%
2
ASHISH SINGH THAKUR
INC
UPA
44,12731.0%
3
SANTOSH KAUSHIK (GURUJI)
BSP
BSP
29,09720.4%
4
JAGJIT SINGH MAKKAD
SHS
9,7146.8%
5
SHUSHANT KUMAR PATRE
IND
2,7852.0%
6
SHIVA MALI
IND
2,1101.5%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,5571.1%
8
SHARAD KUMAR KALAR
IND
1,3600.9%
9
RAJA RAM SAHU
CSM
1,1900.8%
10
NIYANTA KURRE
IND
1,1900.8%
11
CHANDRABHAN SINGH JAGAT
GGP
1,0710.8%
12
MILAN SONI
IND
9340.7%
13
DASHRATH SURYAWANSHI
SP
Samajwadi Party
7100.5%
14
YOGESH KUMAR LONIA
NPEP
6720.5%
15
KOMAL PRASAD KURREY
BHBP
5440.4%
16
KRISHNA KUMAR TANDAN
RGOP
3360.2%
17
BISAHU LAL KURREY
BASMM
3170.2%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (69th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.7% · min 0.4% · max 13.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
69th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
50th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
60th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 31.4%INC 31.0%BSP 20.4%SHS 6.8%OTH 9.3%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,63,629
Density
322 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,272 km²
SC population20.8%
ST population18.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.4%Other 4.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.7%
Electricity84.4%
Sanitation27.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.4%
Children fully vaccinated52.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.7%
Children underweight (under 5)28.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.5%
Women literate72.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.2%
Health insurance60.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
🏺Black Rice🏺Groundnuts
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Temple (Shiva Temple)

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Temple (Shiva Temple)

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