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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 53 · 2013

Abhanpur

Winner — 2013

DHANENDRA SAHU
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 46.7%BJP 40.9%10 others 12.4%
Votes
67,926
46.7% share
Winning margin
8,354
5.7% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
84.2%
of 1,72,782

A clear win with a 5.7% margin.

Seat history

2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.38 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHANENDRA SAHU
INC (UPA)
67,92646.7%
2
CHANDRASHEKHAR SAHU
NDA
59,57240.9%
3
RADHAKRISHNA TANDON
CSM
8,1345.6%
NOTA
NOTA
4,0712.8%
5
HEMANT KUMAR TANDON
IND
2,4971.7%
6
YAUJY SINGH SONWANI
BSP
1,1860.8%
7
RAKESH SAHU LATE SANTOSH SAHU
IND
5340.4%
8
RAKESH SAHU BYAS NARAYAN SAHU
5000.3%
9
SARJU RAM SAHU
CPIM
3580.3%
10
CHANDRAKANT SAHU
Samajwadi Party
2720.2%
11
KHEMAN WANI
SSBD
2500.2%
12
BODHAN LAL FARIKAR
BHBP
2020.1%

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

Average turnout (19th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
5.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.6% · min 1.2% · max 14.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
19th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
74th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
43rd of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.7%BJP 40.9%CSM 5.6%OTH 4.0%NOTA 2.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.38 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

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