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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 89 · 2018Reserved (ST)

Bijapur

Winner — 2018

VIKRAM MANDAVI
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 55.9%BJP 28.5%6 others 15.6%
Votes
44,011
55.9% share
Winning margin
21,584
27.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
48.9%
of 1,60,826

Bijapur is a safe seat — VIKRAM MANDAVI won by 27.4%.

Seat history

1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.22 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIKRAM MANDAVI
INC (UPA)
44,01155.9%
2
MAHESH GAGDA
NDA
22,42728.5%
NOTA
NOTA
4,7036.0%
4
CHANDRAIYA SAKNI
JCC(J)
2,6963.4%
5
HARISH PAMBHOI
IND
2,0042.5%
6
SANTOSH PUNEM
Samajwadi Party
9991.3%
7
TRIPAT YALAM
AAP
9421.2%
8
JAMES KUDIYAM
IND
9201.2%

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

Low turnout (90th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
27.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 3.3% · max 27.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
49%
lowerhigher
90th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
4.4%
lowerhigher
3rd of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.9%BJP 28.5%OTH 9.6%NOTA 6.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.22 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,33,638
Density
64 / km²
Sex ratio
1020 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,298 km²
SC population2.4%
ST population76.9%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.3%Other 3.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.3%
Electricity38.2%
Sanitation15.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.5%
Children fully vaccinated77.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.0%
Women literate49.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.3%
Clean cooking fuel34.6%
Health insurance82.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Millet Based Products🏺Minor Forest Produce - Tamarind🏷️Wooden CraftGI
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Bhairam Dev temple (Ardhanarishawara Image)

🏛️MonumentASI

Bhairam Dev temple (Ardhanarishawara Image)

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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