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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 31 · 2013

Beltara

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Winner — 2013

BADRIDHAR DIWAN
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 40.4%INC 35.8%16 others 23.8%
Votes
50,890
40.4% share
Winning margin
5,728
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
69.5%
of 1,81,317

A closely fought contest. BADRIDHAR DIWAN won with a 4.5% margin.

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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BADRIDHAR DIWAN
BJP
BJP (NDA)
50,89040.4%
2
BHUWANESHWAR YADAV
INC
UPA
45,16235.8%
3
DEV KUMAR KANERI
BSP
BSP
11,1948.9%
4
TRILOK CHAND SHRIVAS
SP
Samajwadi Party
8,3596.6%
5
REWASHANKAR SAHU
IND
1,6221.3%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,6071.3%
7
MANI DAS MANIKPURI
IND
1,4231.1%
8
BHAWAR SINGH
IND
1,1010.9%
9
SANTOSH KUMAR SAHU (DOCTOR, GURUJI)
CSM
7990.6%
10
DUJRAM THOSARIYA
IND
7080.6%
11
SANTOSH SINGH THAKUR
IND
6630.5%
12
SANJAY SINGH CHAUHAN
NCP
UPA
6500.5%
13
KRANTI KUMAR MATHUR
IND
3600.3%
14
GAUKARAN RATRE
IND
3580.3%
15
LILLU SINGH THAKUR
SHS
3350.3%
16
ASHOK SHANDE
BASMM
2930.2%
17
BARANLAL KARIYARE
LJP
NDA
2800.2%
18
ASHOK KUMAR DHIVAR
ABGP
2650.2%

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

Low turnout (82nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.1% · min 4.3% · max 10.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
82nd of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
80th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 40.4%INC 35.8%BSP 8.9%SP 6.6%OTH 7.0%NOTA 1.3%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Black Rice🏺Groundnuts

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