Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 37 · 2023

Jaijaipur

2003 2008 2013 2018 2023

Winner — 2023

Baleshwar Sahu

INC· INC (UPA)

INC 44.0%BJP 29.2%14 others 26.8%

Votes

76,747

44.0% share

Winning margin

25,922

14.9% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

70.0%

of 2,49,202

A clear win with a 14.9% margin.

Seat history

4 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

16 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	Baleshwar Sahu	INC INC (UPA)	76,747	44.0%
2	Krishna Kant Chandra	BJP	50,825	29.2%
3	Keshav Prasad Chandra	BSP	26,877	15.4%	DL
4	Om Prakash Banjare	IND	10,405	6.0%	DL
5	Tekchand Chandra	JCCJ	3,330	1.9%	DL
6	Durgalal Kewat	AAP	1,852	1.1%	DL
—	NOTA	NOTA	840	0.5%
8	Alok Kumar Sonvani	RSTHNDEKD	717	0.4%	DL
9	Neetu Kurre	IND	526	0.3%	DL
10	Hindesh Kumar Yadav	IND	480	0.3%	DL
11	Manoj Kumar Banjare	IND	349	0.2%	DL
12	Sarvesh Kumar Gupta	SP	338	0.2%	DL
13	Rampal Kashyap	JCGP	325	0.2%	DL
14	Bhojram Khunte	IND	259	0.1%	DL
15	Urmila Khunte	JAC	209	0.1%	DL
16	Saniv Kumar Dahare	APoI	195	0.1%	DL

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

The Record The Place The State

Low turnout (73rd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

lean

14.9%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 8.4% · min 1.8% · max 14.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

70%

lowerhigher

73rd of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

3.26

fewer partiesmore parties

7th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT

0.5%

lowerhigher

75th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES

INC 44.0%BJP 29.2%BSP 15.4%IND 6.0%OTH 4.9%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

4/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.08 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?

1 location

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI

Known forDISTRICT

🏺Kosa

🏛️

Kashigarh Fort (Kushigarh Fort)

🏛️MonumentASI

Kashigarh Fort (Kushigarh 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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