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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 55 · 2018Reserved (ST)

Bindranawagarh

Winner — 2018

DAMARUDHAR PUJARI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 44.1%INC 38.3%5 others 17.6%
Votes
79,619
44.1% share
Winning margin
10,430
5.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
85.7%
of 2,10,629

A clear win with a 5.8% margin.

Seat history

0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.47 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DAMARUDHAR PUJARI
BJP (NDA)
79,61944.1%
2
SANJAY NETAM
UPA
69,18938.3%
3
ONKAR SHAH
19,02210.5%
NOTA
NOTA
5,5153.0%
5
DEVENDRA THAKUR
BSP
2,7521.5%
6
SIYARAM NAGESH
AAP
2,3781.3%
7
BHOJLAL NETAM
CPI(M)RS
2,0831.1%

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

High turnout (5th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.7% · min 0.4% · max 19.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
5th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
64th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
18th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.1%INC 38.3%GGP 10.5%OTH 4.0%NOTA 3.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.47 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,63,872
Density
328 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
12,383 km²
SC population17.8%
ST population11.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.5%
Electricity84.6%
Sanitation31.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Children underweight (under 5)32.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.1%
Women literate79.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.8%
Clean cooking fuel60.5%
Health insurance76.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Minor Forest Produce - Chirounji🏺Papaya Based Product🏺Rice based products - poha etc

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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