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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 69 · 2023

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Winner — 2023

Dipesh Sahu
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 49.6%INC 44.9%17 others 5.5%
Votes
97,731
49.6% share
Winning margin
9,134
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
79.8%
of 2,47,204

A closely fought contest. Dipesh Sahu won with a 4.6% margin.

Seat history

3 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.20 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2018 vs 2023

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Dipesh Sahu
BJP
BJP (NDA)
97,73149.6%
2
Ashish Chhabda
INC
88,59745.0%
3
Rohit Sinha
IND
2,8801.5%
4
Jitendra Navrange
IND
2,1651.1%
5
Sushil Koshle
IND
1,0400.5%
6
Sanjeev Agrawal
IND
7020.4%
7
Pramod Kumar Sahu
AAP
6970.3%
8
Rukhmani Nishad
JCGP
5880.3%
9
Sukhdev Tandan
RJsbhP
5560.3%
—
NOTA
NOTA
4980.3%
11
Arjunsingh Thakur
IND
4850.3%
12
Bahal Verma
JCCJ
2460.1%
13
Til Bai Sahu
RSTWDIBHRT
1400.1%
14
Advocate Prasoon Shukla
AJP
1350.1%
15
Bhuneshwar Gan
SDP(MP)
1310.1%
16
Umashankar Yadav
GGP
1260.1%
17
Girdhari Lal Dewangan
SP
1190.1%
18
Gopal Kurrey
BALP
1080.1%
19
Chandrabhan Sahu
BSCP
870.0%

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 (42nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 4.6% · max 14.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
42nd of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
89th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.6%INC 45.0%OTH 5.2%NOTA 0.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/18

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.20 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,43,872
Density
392 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,535 km²
SC population13.7%
ST population11.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.6%Other 6.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water35.9%
Electricity88.6%
Sanitation33.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.7%
Children fully vaccinated82.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.7%
Women literate80.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.3%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance67.0%

What's nearby?

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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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