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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 65 · 2018

Bhilai Nagar

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Winner — 2018

DEVENDRA YADAV
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 48.3%BJP 45.6%13 others 6.1%
Votes
51,044
48.3% share
Winning margin
2,849
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
67.5%
of 1,56,660

A closely fought contest. DEVENDRA YADAV won with a 2.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DEVENDRA YADAV
INC
INC (UPA)
51,04448.3%
2
PREM PRAKASH PANDEY
BJP
NDA
48,19545.6%
3
DEENANATH JAISWAR
BSP
BSP
2,6622.5%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,1471.1%
5
SHATRUGHAN PRASAD
IND
5920.6%
6
SURESH KUMAR ADIL
IND
5440.5%
7
THANENDRA SAHU
SWAP
3190.3%
8
MO. RAZA SIDDIQUE
AAP
AAP
2760.3%
9
AENUL HAQUE KHAN
BHMM
2160.2%
10
RAMPYARI BHARTI
IND
2080.2%
11
BIJU JOHNSON
CSM
1490.1%
12
JAVED KHAN
IND
1230.1%
13
ANWARUL HAQUE
IND
910.1%
14
JANISAR AKHTAR
RSSM
720.1%
15
MO. NASEEM
BMUP
550.1%

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

Low turnout (81st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 1.1% · max 16.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
81st of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
75th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
58th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.3%BJP 45.6%OTH 5.0%NOTA 1.1%

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
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🏺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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