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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 34 · 2023

Janjgir-Champa

Winner — 2023

Byas Kashyap S/o Shaniram Kashyap
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 45.4%BJP 41.0%19 others 13.6%
Votes
72,900
45.6% share
Winning margin
6,971
4.4% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
75.6%
of 2,12,602

A closely fought contest. Byas Kashyap S/o Shaniram Kashyap won with a 4.4% margin.

Seat history

0 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.26 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Byas Kashyap S/o Shaniram Kashyap
INC (UPA)
72,90045.6%
2
Narayan Chandel
65,92941.3%
3
Radheshyam Surywanshi
11,6687.3%
4
Parmeshwar Prasad Sandey
1,8841.2%
5
Ravindra Dwivedi (guddu Mahraj)
1,5220.9%
6
Bhola Ram Manhar
IND
1,0510.7%
NOTA
NOTA
7270.5%
8
Basant Kumar Sahoo
7220.5%
9
Byas Kashyap S/o Rungu Kashyap
IND
6560.4%
10
Rameshwar Suryavanshi
IND
5110.3%
11
Surend Yadaw
IND
3980.3%
12
Beena Sahu
IND
2960.2%
13
Byas Narayan Kashyap S/o Ram Prasad Kashyap
IND
2760.2%
14
Vikas Tiwari
IND
2420.1%
15
Ramkumar Sahu
BALP
1610.1%
16
Balram Suryavanshi
IND
1580.1%
17
Hemant Tandan
IND
1480.1%
18
Savitri Yadaw
PPID
1450.1%
19
Jyoti Singh
NYP
1410.1%
20
Top Kumar Banjare
IND
1340.1%
21
Nilam Sonar
PRCP
1320.1%

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

Average turnout (63rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
4.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 3.4% · min 1.1% · max 7.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
63rd of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
78th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.6%BJP 41.3%BSP 7.3%OTH 5.4%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/20

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.26 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
Larger of the two Temples (Old Vaishnava Temple)

Larger of the two Temples (Old Vaishnava Temple)

🏛️MonumentASI

Larger of the two Temples (Old Vaishnava Temple)

Small Temple (Small Vaishnava Temple)

Small Temple (Small Vaishnava Temple)

🏛️MonumentASI

Small Temple (Small Vaishnava 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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