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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 73 · 2018

Khairagarh

Winner — 2018

DEVWRAT SINGH
JCC(J)· JCC(J)-BSP pre-poll alliance (Chhattisgarh 2018)
JCC(J) 36.1%BJP 35.6%14 others 28.4%
Votes
61,516
36.1% share
Winning margin
870
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
84.5%
of 2,01,701

Khairagarh was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 870 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

1 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.64 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DEVWRAT SINGH
JCC(J)
JCC(J)-BSP pre-poll alliance (Chhattisgarh 2018)
61,51636.1%
2
KOMAL JANGHEL
NDA
60,64635.6%
3
GIRWAR JANGHEL
UPA
31,81118.7%
4
SARJU JANGHEL
IND
4,0602.4%
NOTA
NOTA
3,0681.8%
6
DINESH SINGH
1,7751.0%
7
GYANENDRA KUMAR VERMA
IND
1,4560.8%
8
YOGENDRA KUMAR THAKUR (MARKAM)
IND
1,3430.8%
9
MANOJ GUPTA
AAP
1,2090.7%
10
SANTOSH DESHMUKH
IND
1,1140.7%
11
MAHAVEER JANGHEL
IND
5990.3%
12
AAM AADMI MAHESH JANGHEL
IND
5280.3%
13
RAJESH VERMA
API
5250.3%
14
AJAY SINGH
IND
3260.2%
15
TIJAU RAM JANGHEL
IND
2820.2%
16
BHUSHAN BANJARE
IND
2510.1%

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

Average turnout (24th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.9% · min 0.5% · max 15.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
24th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
73rd of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
39th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JCC(J) 36.1%BJP 35.6%INC 18.7%OTH 7.9%NOTA 1.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.64 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,37,133
Density
190 / km²
Sex ratio
1015 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,070 km²
SC population10.2%
ST population26.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 91.1%Other 9.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.1%
Electricity87.3%
Sanitation25.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated91.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)31.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.3%
Women literate80.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.8%
Clean cooking fuel27.4%
Health insurance80.8%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Soyabean
Old Temple near Gandai (Old Temple) Shiva Temple

Old Temple near Gandai (Old Temple) Shiva Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Old Temple near Gandai (Old Temple) Shiva Temple

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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