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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 58 · 2018

Dhamtari

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Winner — 2018

RANJANA DIPENDRA SAHU
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 36.6%INC 36.4%17 others 27.0%
Votes
63,198
36.6% share
Winning margin
464
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
82.4%
of 2,09,369

Dhamtari was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 464 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

1 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.48 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RANJANA DIPENDRA SAHU
BJP
BJP (NDA)
63,19836.6%
2
GURUMUKH SINGH HORA
INC
UPA
62,73436.4%
3
ANAND PAWAR
IND
29,16316.9%
4
DIGVIJAY SINGH KRIDUTT
JCC(J)
3,2991.9%
5
RAJESHWARI DOMAN SAHU
IND
2,8561.7%
6
TIRATH RAJ FUTAN (GADDI)
IND
2,0611.2%
7
SHATRUHAN SINGH SAHU
AAP
AAP
1,7361.0%
8
BHAGESH BAID
IND
1,5850.9%
9
RANJANA SAHU
IND
1,1890.7%
10
KEWAL SINGH NETAM
GGP
8120.5%
11
GYANCHAND PARAKH (GYANU)
IND
6550.4%
12
AKASH DEWANGAN
IND
5660.3%
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NOTA
NOTA
5510.3%
14
BHARATLAL SATNAMI
IND
5370.3%
15
DR. GEINDLAL SATNAMI
IND
4780.3%
16
DR. NEPALSINGH SAHU
IND
3500.2%
17
GOPAL JOSHI
IND
2690.2%
18
JANMEJAI MAHILANGE
RtJP
2220.1%
19
YOGENDRA KUMAR SAHU
PHSP(U)
2210.1%

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 (22nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.0% · min 0.3% · max 19.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
22nd of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
70th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
30th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 36.6%INC 36.4%IND 16.9%OTH 9.8%NOTA 0.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/18

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.48 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,99,781
Density
196 / km²
Sex ratio
1010 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,084 km²
SC population7.3%
ST population26.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 97.2%Other 2.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water31.4%
Electricity88.5%
Sanitation29.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.3%
Children fully vaccinated80.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.5%
Children underweight (under 5)28.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.6%
Women literate82.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.8%
Clean cooking fuel30.9%
Health insurance86.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Rice

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