Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 37 · 2013

Jaijaipur

2003 2008 2013 2018 2023

Winner — 2013

KESHAV CHANDRA

BSP· BSP

BSP 32.7%BJP 31.0%13 others 36.3%

Votes

47,188

32.8% share

Winning margin

2,579

1.8% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

70.9%

of 2,03,216

Jaijaipur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 2,579 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

⚖ Compare 2008 vs 2013

All Candidates

15 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	KESHAV CHANDRA	BSP BSP	47,188	32.8%
2	DR. KAILASH SAHU	BJP NDA	44,609	31.0%
3	DR. MAHANT RAMSUNDARDAS	INC UPA	38,070	26.4%	Inc
4	MUKESH VOHRA	CPI	2,631	1.8%	DL
—	NOTA	NOTA	2,389	1.7%
6	VIKRAMADITYA SINGH JUDEV	IND	2,376	1.6%	DL
7	BHAIYALAL JAISWAL	SP Samajwadi Party	1,639	1.1%	DL
8	LAKHAN KUMAR KHUNTE	IND	1,379	1.0%	DL
9	MANHARAN SINGH SIDAR	GGP	1,214	0.8%	DL
10	RESHAMLAL BHARDWAJ	IND	620	0.4%	DL
11	PREM SHANKAR MAHILANGE	LJP NDA	472	0.3%	DL
12	KHEMIN BAI	CSM	469	0.3%	DL
13	RAKESH KUMAR BHAVE	IND	457	0.3%	DL
14	DHANESHWAR PRASAD SAHU	SHS	351	0.2%	DL
15	DEV KUMAR JAISWAL	SBSP	235	0.2%	DL

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

The Record The Place The State

Low turnout (73rd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

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lean

1.8%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 8.4% · min 1.8% · max 14.9%

How contested is turnout?

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70%

lowerhigher

73rd of 90

How crowded is the field?

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3.26

fewer partiesmore parties

7th of 90

How much NOTA?

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0.5%

lowerhigher

75th of 90

Where does the house stand?

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90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

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3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES

BSP 32.8%BJP 31.0%INC 26.4%OTH 8.2%NOTA 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

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— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

16,19,707

Density

420 / km²

Sex ratio

986 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

3,853 km²

SC population24.6%

ST population11.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

99%HINDU

Hindu 98.6%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water13.6%

Electricity89.8%

Sanitation15.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births86.2%

Children fully vaccinated85.5%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.5%

Children underweight (under 5)30.2%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.3%

Women literate74.9%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.2%

Clean cooking fuel24.8%

Health insurance74.0%

What's nearby?

1 location

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Known forDISTRICT

🏺Kosa

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Kashigarh Fort (Kushigarh Fort)

🏛️MonumentASI

Kashigarh Fort (Kushigarh Fort)

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