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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 33 · 2023

Akaltara

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Winner — 2023

Raghavendra Kumar Singh
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 47.0%BJP 33.7%14 others 19.3%
Votes
80,043
47.0% share
Winning margin
22,758
13.4% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
76.6%
of 2,22,283

A clear win with a 13.4% margin.

Seat history

3 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Raghavendra Kumar Singh
INC
INC (UPA)
80,04347.0%
2
Saurabh Singh
BJP
57,28533.7%
3
Richa Ajit Jogi
JCCJ
16,4649.7%
4
Dr. Vinod Sharma
BSP
5,7743.4%
5
Anand Prakash Miri
AAP
4,8262.8%
6
Varsha Netam
IND
1,3340.8%
—
NOTA
NOTA
8970.5%
8
Mahettar Goad
IND
6080.4%
9
Shail Kumar Kurrey
IND
5470.3%
10
Jeevan Lal Yadaw
SP
4750.3%
11
Rajesh Singh Dhurve
IND
4650.3%
12
Dashrath Lal Patel
AKNDLP
3390.2%
13
Bhola Shankar Gond
HMR
2860.2%
14
Bhagwat Kevat
IND
2730.2%
15
Sunil Kumar Kiran
JAC
2680.2%
16
Rohit Kumar Patel
BSCP
2340.1%

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

Average turnout (54th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
13.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.6% · min 0.3% · max 15.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
54th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
73rd of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.0%BJP 33.7%JCCJ 9.7%OTH 9.1%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.14 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,19,707
Density
420 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,853 km²
SC population24.6%
ST population11.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.6%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.6%
Electricity89.8%
Sanitation15.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.2%
Children fully vaccinated85.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.3%
Women literate74.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.2%
Clean cooking fuel24.8%
Health insurance74.0%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Kosa
🏛️

Kotagarh (Kotagarh Fort)

🏛️MonumentASI

Kotagarh (Kotagarh Fort)

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Kotmi Fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Kotmi Fort

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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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