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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 16 · 2018

Raigarh

Winner — 2018

PRAKASH SHAKRAJEET NAIK
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 36.1%BJP 28.4%16 others 35.5%
Votes
69,062
36.1% share
Winning margin
14,580
7.6% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
77.1%
of 2,48,329

A clear win with a 7.6% margin.

Seat history

1 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.27 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRAKASH SHAKRAJEET NAIK
INC (UPA)
69,06236.1%
2
ROSHANLAL
NDA
54,48228.4%
3
VIJAY AGRAWAL
IND
42,91422.4%
4
RAVISHANKAR PATEL
IND
7,8234.1%
5
VIBHAS SINGH THAKUR
JCC(J)
5,8233.0%
NOTA
NOTA
2,2151.2%
7
BIRSINGH NAGESH
BTP
2,1141.1%
8
MUKUND GUPTA
IND
1,9181.0%
9
CHEHARALAL CHOUHAN
IND
1,4860.8%
10
BHARAT KUMAR DUBEY (OM TENT)
IND
7770.4%
11
RAJESH TRIPATHI
AAP
4990.3%
12
MAHESH KUMAR KHOBRAGADE
API
4760.3%
13
SHARMILA DEVI
BRSP
4290.2%
14
RAJESH JAIN
3840.2%
15
GOVIND DUBEY (AD.)
IND
3190.2%
16
TEJRAM MALAKAR
IND
2910.1%
17
NURUL SHAMS ALIAS JAVED ALI
IND
2820.1%
18
NAZIR AHMAD
IND
2390.1%

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

Average turnout (45th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 6.3% · max 31.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
45th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.00
fewer partiesmore parties
88th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
79th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.1%BJP 28.4%IND 22.4%OTH 11.9%NOTA 1.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/17

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.27 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,93,984
Density
211 / km²
Sex ratio
991 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,086 km²
SC population15.1%
ST population33.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.3%Other 4.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.7%
Electricity82.2%
Sanitation19.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated90.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Children underweight (under 5)28.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.2%
Women literate74.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.5%
Clean cooking fuel29.8%
Health insurance66.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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