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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 26 · 2023

Lormi

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Winner — 2023

Arun Sao
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 47.8%INC 18.6%16 others 33.7%
Votes
75,070
47.8% share
Winning margin
45,891
29.2% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
68.8%
of 2,28,487

Lormi is a safe seat — Arun Sao won by 29.2%.

Seat history

5 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2018 vs 2023

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Arun Sao
BJP
BJP (NDA)
75,07047.8%
2
Thaneshvar Sahu
INC
29,17918.6%
3
Sanjeet Burman
IND
25,12616.0%
4
Sagar Singh Bais
JCCJ
15,91010.1%
5
Veena Markande
IND
3,1972.0%
6
Santosh Kaivart
GGP
2,6891.7%
7
Manbhajan Saheb Tandan
AAP
1,2060.8%
8
Mahesh Kumar Sonwani
IND
9570.6%
—
NOTA
NOTA
8140.5%
10
Babita Tonde
IND
6060.4%
11
Dharmendra Kumar Sen
IND
5550.3%
12
Surendra Datt Yadav
BSCP
3940.3%
13
Paras Ram Yadav
JCGP
3100.2%
14
Komal Rajput
IND
3070.2%
15
Makhan Prajapati
PGSP
2280.1%
16
Rishabh Deval
IND
2020.1%
17
Laxman Singh Porte
BSHSP
1540.1%
18
Milau Yadav
SP
1480.1%

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 (75th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
29.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 4.6% · max 29.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
75th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.34
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
74th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.8%INC 18.6%IND 16.0%JCCJ 10.1%OTH 7.0%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/17

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.10 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,63,629
Density
322 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,272 km²
SC population20.8%
ST population18.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.4%Other 4.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.7%
Electricity84.4%
Sanitation27.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.4%
Children fully vaccinated52.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.7%
Children underweight (under 5)28.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.5%
Women literate72.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.2%
Health insurance60.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Black Rice🏺Groundnuts
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The Pail inscription Stone at Semersal (Pali inscription)

🏛️MonumentASI

The Pail inscription Stone at Semersal (Pali inscription)

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