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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 49 · 2013

Raipur City West

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Winner — 2013

RAJESH MUNAT
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 48.0%INC 43.4%14 others 8.6%
Votes
64,611
48.0% share
Winning margin
6,160
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
64.2%
of 2,09,581

A closely fought contest. RAJESH MUNAT won with a 4.6% margin.

Seat history

1 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.80 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJESH MUNAT
BJP
BJP (NDA)
64,61148.0%
2
VIKAS UPADHYAY
INC
UPA
58,45143.4%
3
MEGHRAJ SAHU
CSM
2,9142.2%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,3571.8%
5
ANIL MISHRA
BSP
BSP
1,4671.1%
6
LIKESH SINGH
IND
1,0190.8%
7
VIVEK VARETWAR
IND
9800.7%
8
COLONEL BALWANT SINGH
IND
5120.4%
9
AHFAZ RASHID
BSHSP
4420.3%
10
NAVEEN GUPTA
SP
Samajwadi Party
4350.3%
11
SHEIKH ISMAIL ALIAS VAKEEL MAMU
IND
3520.3%
12
PURUSHOTTAM PANDEY
NCP
UPA
3170.2%
13
DHARMENDRA SINGH SISODIYA
IND
2430.2%
14
RAM CHARAN YADAV
HJP
1960.1%
15
DINESH THAKUR
SHS
1630.1%
16
ISHWARI PRASAD NAMDEV
LJP
NDA
1290.1%

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 (88th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 4.0% · max 25.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
88th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
86th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
76th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.0%INC 43.4%OTH 6.8%NOTA 1.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.80 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,63,872
Density
328 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
12,383 km²
SC population17.8%
ST population11.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.5%
Electricity84.6%
Sanitation31.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Children underweight (under 5)32.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.1%
Women literate79.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.8%
Clean cooking fuel60.5%
Health insurance76.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Minor Forest Produce - Chirounji🏺Papaya Based Product🏺Rice based products - poha etc

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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