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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 7 · 2018Reserved (ST)

Ramanujganj

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Winner — 2018

BRIHASPAT SINGH
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 41.7%BJP 20.4%13 others 37.9%
Votes
64,580
41.7% share
Winning margin
32,916
21.3% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
82.1%
of 1,88,650

Ramanujganj is a safe seat — BRIHASPAT SINGH won by 21.3%.

Seat history

1 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.09 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2013 vs 2018

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BRIHASPAT SINGH
INC
INC (UPA)
64,58041.7%
2
RAMKISHUN SINGH
BJP
NDA
31,66420.4%
3
VINAY PAIKRA
IND
29,24118.9%
4
MOHAN SINGH
JCC(J)
10,3546.7%
5
DAYA SHANKAR MARKAM
GGP
4,6913.0%
—
NOTA
NOTA
4,0552.6%
7
SHRAWAN SINGH
IND
1,6761.1%
8
BABLA NAND RAGHUVANSHI
API
1,4490.9%
9
MOTILAL PANDO
IND
1,4290.9%
10
SYAMLAL MARKAM
IND
1,2240.8%
11
JAILAL LAKRA
JD(U)
JD(U)
1,0690.7%
12
DHARMU EKKA
BMUP
1,0370.7%
13
RAJPAL SINGH NAGWANSHI
IND
9690.6%
14
SUGRIV RAM
AAP
AAP
8440.5%
15
DAYANAND SINGH
IND
5910.4%

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

High turnout (17th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
21.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.0% · max 21.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
17th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
61st of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
17th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.7%BJP 20.4%IND 18.9%JCC(J) 6.7%OTH 9.7%NOTA 2.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.09 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,59,886
Density
150 / km²
Sex ratio
978 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
15,732 km²
SC population4.9%
ST population55.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.1%Other 9.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.1%
Electricity48.6%
Sanitation25.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.3%
Children fully vaccinated84.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.3%
Women literate71.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Clean cooking fuel24.5%
Health insurance65.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jackfruit🏺Potato🏺Rice- Jiraphul, Bisni etc🏺Turmeric

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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