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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 33 · 2018

Akaltara

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Winner — 2018

SAURABH SINGH
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 38.9%BSP 37.7%14 others 23.4%
Votes
60,502
38.9% share
Winning margin
1,854
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
76.7%
of 2,02,784

Akaltara was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 1,854 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

1 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.63 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAURABH SINGH
BJP
BJP (NDA)
60,50238.9%
2
RICHA JOGI
BSP
BSP
58,64837.7%
3
CHUNNILAL SAHU
INC
UPA
27,66717.8%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,2421.4%
5
BADRI PRASAD OGREY
IND
9710.6%
6
CHANDRAHAS DEWANGAN
AAP
AAP
9580.6%
7
PUSHPENDRA KUMAR JAISWAL
NCP
UPA
7460.5%
8
SHIV KUMAR VISHWKARMA
IND
6820.4%
9
RKS (RAM KUMAR SHRIWAS)
IND
5520.3%
10
RAJESH KUMAR BANJARE
API
4830.3%
11
JAGMOHAN PATLEY
IND
4810.3%
12
DILESHWAR SAHU
NDPF
3450.2%
13
SANJAY PRAKASH SAHU
BHKP
3230.2%
14
AMIR SINGH
IND
3080.2%
15
JIWAN LAL YADAW
SP
Samajwadi Party
3010.2%
16
DILESHWAR VISHWAKARMA
SHS
2870.2%

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 (54th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.6% · min 0.3% · max 15.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
54th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
73rd of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 38.9%BSP 37.7%INC 17.8%OTH 4.1%NOTA 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.63 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,19,707
Density
420 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,853 km²
SC population24.6%
ST population11.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.6%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.6%
Electricity89.8%
Sanitation15.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.2%
Children fully vaccinated85.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.3%
Women literate74.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.2%
Clean cooking fuel24.8%
Health insurance74.0%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Kosa
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Kotagarh (Kotagarh Fort)

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Kotagarh (Kotagarh Fort)

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Kotmi Fort

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Kotmi Fort

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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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