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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 59 · 2018

Sanjari Balod

Winner — 2018

SANGEETA SINHA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 51.5%BJP 35.9%8 others 12.6%
Votes
90,428
51.5% share
Winning margin
27,488
15.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
84.5%
of 2,07,561

Sanjari Balod is a safe seat — SANGEETA SINHA won by 15.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SANGEETA SINHA
INC (UPA)
90,42851.5%
2
PAWAN SAHU
NDA
62,94035.9%
3
ARJUN HIRWANI
JCC(J)
12,6647.2%
NOTA
NOTA
2,9131.7%
5
BHUPESH KUMAR SAHU
IND
2,4011.4%
6
KAMINI DHURVE
AAP
1,7701.0%
7
GHANSHYAM SINGH THAKUR
IND
9610.6%
8
ROHIT KUMAR NISHAD
6140.3%
9
RENU YADAV
Samajwadi Party
5000.3%
10
MANOJ KUMAR SORI
NDPF
2800.2%

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

High turnout (8th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 5.0% · max 19.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
8th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.94
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
64th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.5%BJP 35.9%JCC(J) 7.2%OTH 3.7%NOTA 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,43,872
Density
392 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,535 km²
SC population13.7%
ST population11.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.6%Other 6.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water35.9%
Electricity88.6%
Sanitation33.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.7%
Children fully vaccinated82.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.7%
Women literate80.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.3%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance67.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom🏺Papaya Based Product🏺Tomato Based Product

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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