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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 56 · 2023Reserved (ST)

Sihawa (ST)

Winner — 2023

Ambika Markam
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 49.8%BJP 42.1%6 others 8.2%
Votes
84,891
49.8% share
Winning margin
13,166
7.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
88.0%
of 1,93,736

A clear win with a 7.7% margin.

Seat history

0 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.59 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Ambika Markam
INC (UPA)
84,89149.8%
2
Shrawan Markam
71,72542.1%
3
Jeewrakhan Marai
HMR
4,4922.6%
NOTA
NOTA
3,5742.1%
5
Dr. Manmohan Singh Bisen
IND
1,8211.1%
6
Domar Singh Netam (ex- Army Man)
BSCP
1,6230.9%
7
Devchandra Uike
1,5790.9%
8
Ramlal Mandavi
APoI
7400.4%

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

High turnout (2nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 1.5% · max 29.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
2nd of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
12th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.8%BJP 42.1%OTH 6.0%NOTA 2.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.59 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,99,781
Density
196 / km²
Sex ratio
1010 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,084 km²
SC population7.3%
ST population26.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 97.2%Other 2.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water31.4%
Electricity88.5%
Sanitation29.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.3%
Children fully vaccinated80.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.5%
Children underweight (under 5)28.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.6%
Women literate82.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.8%
Clean cooking fuel30.9%
Health insurance86.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Rice

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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