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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2013Reserved (ST)

Samri

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Winner — 2013

DR. PREETAM RAM
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 53.2%BJP 32.7%8 others 14.1%
Votes
82,585
53.2% share
Winning margin
31,823
20.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
83.3%
of 1,86,219

Samri is a safe seat — DR. PREETAM RAM won by 20.5%.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 2008 vs 2013

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR. PREETAM RAM
INC
INC (UPA)
82,58553.2%
2
SIDDHNATH PAIKRA
BJP
NDA
50,76232.7%
—
NOTA
NOTA
6,1183.9%
4
KRISHNA KUMAR TIGGA
BSP
BSP
3,2822.1%
5
SURESH PAIKRA
IND
3,1382.0%
6
PRABHAT BELA MARKAM
CSM
2,6121.7%
7
YASHODA
IND
2,1941.4%
8
BASANTI PAIKRA
IND
2,0431.3%
9
GIRWAR
NCP
UPA
1,2710.8%
10
AJEET KUMAR SINGH
IND
1,1840.8%

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

High turnout (18th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
20.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 7.6% · max 24.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
18th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
7th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.2%BJP 32.7%OTH 10.1%NOTA 3.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,59,886
Density
150 / km²
Sex ratio
978 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
15,732 km²
SC population4.9%
ST population55.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.1%Other 9.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.1%
Electricity48.6%
Sanitation25.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.3%
Children fully vaccinated84.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.3%
Women literate71.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Clean cooking fuel24.5%
Health insurance65.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jackfruit🏺Potato🏺Rice- Jiraphul, Bisni etc🏺Turmeric

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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