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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 25 · 2018

Kota

Winner — 2018

RENU AJIT JOGI
JCC(J)· JCC(J)-BSP pre-poll alliance (Chhattisgarh 2018)
JCC(J) 32.8%BJP 30.7%10 others 36.5%
Votes
48,800
32.8% share
Winning margin
3,026
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
75.0%
of 1,98,546

A closely fought contest. RENU AJIT JOGI won with a 2.0% margin.

Seat history

1 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.32 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RENU AJIT JOGI
JCC(J)
JCC(J)-BSP pre-poll alliance (Chhattisgarh 2018)
48,80032.8%
2
KASHI RAM SAHU
NDA
45,77430.7%
3
VIBHOR SINGH
UPA
30,80320.7%
4
BALARAM ARMO
8,1635.5%
5
HARISH CHANDEL
AAP
4,9533.3%
NOTA
NOTA
3,9422.6%
7
DR. URMILA SINGH MARKO
RGOP
1,5901.1%
8
HARISH KUMAR MANDWA
IND
1,3260.9%
9
VIRENDRA KUMAR NETAM
API
1,0520.7%
10
SHAMBHU PRASAD SHARMA ADVOCATE
BBHP
9750.7%
11
SANDEEP SINGH PORTE
IND
7910.5%
12
MAHANT JAG KUMAR SHARMA
IND
7600.5%

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

Average turnout (67th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 4.1% · min 1.7% · max 8.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
67th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
14th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JCC(J) 32.8%BJP 30.7%INC 20.7%GGP 5.5%OTH 7.7%NOTA 2.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.32 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,63,629
Density
322 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,272 km²
SC population20.8%
ST population18.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.4%Other 4.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.7%
Electricity84.4%
Sanitation27.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.4%
Children fully vaccinated52.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.7%
Children underweight (under 5)28.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.5%
Women literate72.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.2%
Health insurance60.4%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Black Rice🏺Groundnuts
Kanthi Dewal Temple

Kanthi Dewal Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Kanthi Dewal Temple

The (Stone) doorway etc built into the ruined wall (Ratanpur Fort)

The (Stone) doorway etc built into the ruined wall (Ratanpur Fort)

🏛️MonumentASI

The (Stone) doorway etc built into the ruined wall (Ratanpur Fort)

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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