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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 22 · 2018

Katghora

Winner — 2018

PURUSHOTTAM KANWAR
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 38.5%BJP 31.0%9 others 30.6%
Votes
59,227
38.5% share
Winning margin
11,511
7.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
78.0%
of 1,97,527

A clear win with a 7.5% margin.

Seat history

2 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.31 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PURUSHOTTAM KANWAR
INC (UPA)
59,22738.5%
2
LAKHANLAL DEWANGAN
NDA
47,71631.0%
3
GOVIND SINGH RAJPUT
JCC(J)
30,50919.8%
4
LALIT MANIKPURI
4,5202.9%
5
SAPURAN KULDEEP
4,1132.7%
NOTA
NOTA
2,8671.9%
7
CHANDRAKANT DIXENA CHANDU
AAP
1,2780.8%
8
MADHURI KAIWART
BBHP
1,1550.8%
9
BHARATLAL SHROTE
IND
1,0700.7%
10
DILIP SINGH KANWAR
API
8950.6%
11
PURUSHOTTAM SINGH KANWAR
JC
6450.4%

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

Average turnout (55th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
7.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.1% · min 2.1% · max 10.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
55th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.02
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
55th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.5%BJP 31.0%JCC(J) 19.8%OTH 8.9%NOTA 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.31 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,06,640
Density
183 / km²
Sex ratio
969 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,598 km²
SC population10.3%
ST population40.9%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.9%Other 6.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.5%
Electricity73.0%
Sanitation28.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.4%
Children fully vaccinated68.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Children underweight (under 5)27.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.4%
Women literate73.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.2%
Clean cooking fuel35.5%
Health insurance60.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Minor Forest Produce - Mahua

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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