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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 35 · 2018

Sakti

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Winner — 2018

CHARAN DAS MAHANT
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 52.6%BJP 32.3%13 others 15.1%
Votes
78,058
52.6% share
Winning margin
30,046
20.2% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
75.5%
of 1,96,588

Sakti is a safe seat — CHARAN DAS MAHANT won by 20.2%.

Seat history

2 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2013 vs 2018

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHARAN DAS MAHANT
INC
INC (UPA)
78,05852.6%
2
MEDHA RAM SAHU
BJP
NDA
48,01232.3%
3
GAUTAM RATHORE
BSP
BSP
13,9079.4%
4
KALESHWAR SINGH MARAVI
GGP
1,2020.8%
5
SATYANARAYAN PATEL
IND
1,1320.8%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,0570.7%
7
COMRADE ANIL SHARMA
CPI
1,0060.7%
8
MEGHARAM SAHU
NCP
UPA
9200.6%
9
SURAJ KUMAR YADAV
IND
7540.5%
10
PRAKASH KUMAR URAON
IND
5550.4%
11
VIJAY MAURYA
AAP
AAP
4850.3%
12
NATWAR LAL GOND
IND
4570.3%
13
SURYAKANT RATHORE
SHS
3850.3%
14
KHOMRAM JANGDE
IND
3240.2%
15
RAMNARAYAN RATHORE
KMZSP
2410.2%

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 (57th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
20.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 4.9% · max 20.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
57th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
55th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
71st of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.6%BJP 32.3%BSP 9.4%OTH 5.0%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.12 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Kosa

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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