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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 16 · 2023

Raigarh

Winner — 2023

Omprakash Choudhary(o.p.choudhary)
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 63.2%INC 31.7%18 others 5.2%
Votes
1,29,134
63.2% share
Winning margin
64,443
31.5% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
79.4%
of 2,57,432

Raigarh is a safe seat — Omprakash Choudhary(o.p.choudhary) won by 31.5%.

Seat history

0 of 19 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.30 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Omprakash Choudhary(o.p.choudhary)
BJP (NDA)
1,29,13463.2%
2
Prakash Shakrajeet Naik
64,69131.7%
3
Shankarlal Agrawal
IND
1,8190.9%
4
Pushplata Tandan
1,6520.8%
5
Brijmohan Agrawal(billu)
IND
1,3420.7%
6
Gopal Bapodia
1,0740.5%
7
Gopika Gupta
IND
8990.4%
NOTA
NOTA
7580.4%
9
Madhu Bai (kinnar)
6050.3%
10
Radheshyam Sharma
IND
5570.3%
11
Guruwari Jeenat Parveen
IND
4010.2%
12
Narayandas
IND
2440.1%
13
Ibrar Ahmad
IND
1930.1%
14
Sunil Minj
JCGP
1710.1%
15
Bhawani Singh Sidar
HMR
1650.1%
16
Nazeer Ahmad
1300.1%
17
Kanti Sahu
AJP
1300.1%
18
Ashok Gardia
IND
1280.1%
19
Bhuwanlal Patel Adhivakta
CSP
1190.1%
20
Surendra Sidar
IND
960.1%

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

Average turnout (45th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
31.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 6.3% · max 31.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
45th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.00
fewer partiesmore parties
88th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
79th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 63.2%INC 31.7%OTH 4.8%NOTA 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/19

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.30 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,93,984
Density
211 / km²
Sex ratio
991 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,086 km²
SC population15.1%
ST population33.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.3%Other 4.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.7%
Electricity82.2%
Sanitation19.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated90.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Children underweight (under 5)28.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.2%
Women literate74.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.5%
Clean cooking fuel29.8%
Health insurance66.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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