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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 17 · 2018Reserved (SC)

Sarangarh

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Winner — 2018

UTTARI GANPAT JANGDE
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 52.5%BJP 25.5%12 others 22.0%
Votes
1,01,834
52.5% share
Winning margin
52,389
27.0% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
79.9%
of 2,42,877

Sarangarh is a safe seat — UTTARI GANPAT JANGDE won by 27.0%.

Seat history

0 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2013 vs 2018

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
UTTARI GANPAT JANGDE
INC
INC (UPA)
1,01,83452.5%
2
KERA BAI MANAHAR
BJP
NDA
49,44525.5%
3
ARVIND KHATKER
BSP
BSP
31,08316.0%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,3421.2%
5
SANTOSHI
IND
1,4760.8%
6
KRISHNA CHAND BHARDVAJ
IND
1,1470.6%
7
SANTOSH KUMAR CHAUHAN
IND
1,1390.6%
8
DEVANAND NIRALA
BBC
1,0760.6%
9
SEEMA AJAY
API
1,0550.5%
10
SUBHASH CHAUHAN
AAP
AAP
1,0240.5%
11
DHANKA NIRALA
IND
7710.4%
12
GHURAU SARTHI
IND
7480.4%
13
MANGAL PRASAD MAHESH
BLRP
4950.3%
14
RAVINDRA KUMAR RATRE
SUSP
3890.2%

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

Average turnout (40th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
27.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 6.8% · max 27.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
40th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
46th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.5%BJP 25.5%BSP 16.0%OTH 4.8%NOTA 1.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.10 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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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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