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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 87 · 2013Reserved (ST)

Chitrakot

Winner — 2013

DEEPAK KUMAR BAIJ
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 42.2%BJP 31.8%5 others 26.0%
Votes
50,303
42.2% share
Winning margin
12,329
10.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
78.9%
of 1,51,239

A clear win with a 10.3% margin.

Seat history

0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.31 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DEEPAK KUMAR BAIJ
INC (UPA)
50,30342.2%
2
BAIDURAM KASHYAP
NDA
37,97431.8%
3
SONADHAR NAG
11,0999.3%
NOTA
NOTA
10,8489.1%
5
SHANKAR RAM THAKUR
IND
3,6273.0%
6
HEMANT POYAM
BSP
2,9292.5%
7
DANTI RAM POYAM
2,5312.1%

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

Average turnout (26th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 5.7% · max 13.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
26th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
5.0%
lowerhigher
2nd of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.2%BJP 31.8%CPI 9.3%OTH 7.6%NOTA 9.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.31 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,13,199
Density
135 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,470 km²
SC population2.7%
ST population65.9%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.4%Other 6.2%Other 3.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.0%
Electricity51.4%
Sanitation20.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births63.5%
Children fully vaccinated57.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.1%
Children underweight (under 5)45.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.2%
Women literate52.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.3%
Clean cooking fuel31.6%
Health insurance69.3%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bastar Craft🏺Bell Metal (Dhokra)🏺Tamarind
🏛️

Kama Memorial or Urasgatta post

🏛️MonumentASI

Kama Memorial or Urasgatta post

Narayan temple

Narayan temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Narayan temple

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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