Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2018

Pratappur

Assembly constituency 6 (ST) · Chhattisgarh

State boardChhattisgarh 2018

[01]Result · 2018

#6 · ST

Poll date20 Nov 2018

Contestants12

Electors2,08,698

Votes polled1,68,638

Turnout80.8%

NOTA5,7412.8% of votes

WinnerDr. Premsai Singh TekamIndian National Congress90,14853.5% of votes

MARGIN44,105 votes · 26.2 pp90,148 − 46,043

Runner-upRamsewak Paikra Bharatiya Janata Party46,04327.3% of votes

INC 66.2% of top-two votesBJP 33.8%

All candidates 12

01 Dr. Premsai Singh TekamINC90,148 53.5%
02 Ramsewak PaikraBJP46,043 27.3%
03 Asha Devi PoyaGGP17,341 10.3%
04 Dr. Narendra Pratap SinghJCC(J)5,977 3.5%
05 Chhotelal TirkeyAAP1,971 1.2%
06 Virnarayan SinghIND1,808 1.1%
07 Premsai Singh Father LakshanIND1,375 0.8%
08 Ramasapna SinghAPI1,181 0.7%
09 Premsai Singh Father Ramvriksha AayamIND792 0.5%
10 Naresh BekBMP741 0.4%
11 PremsaiIND692 0.4%
12 Dhanpat Singh AayamIND569 0.3%

Turnout 80.8%

Male 1.05 lakh50.5% Female 1.03 lakh49.5%

Share of 2,08,698 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males981
NOTAreported alongside the total5,741 · 2.8%
State median turnoutmedian of 90 seats, 201877.5%
ReconciliationΣ 12 candidates = 1,68,638Verified

Seat history 2023–2003

2023
6.2 pp
Shakuntala Singh PorteyBharatiya Janata Party
2018
26.2 pp
Dr. Premsai Singh TekamIndian National Congress
2013
5.3 pp
Ramsevak PaikraBharatiya Janata Party
2008
1.9 pp
Dr. Premsai Singh TekamIndian National Congress
2003
17.8 pp
SidhanathBharatiya Janata Party

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 26.2 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

The top two polled 80.8% of votes; the other 10 candidates 19.2% between them.
(90,148 + 46,043) ÷ 1,68,638 = 80.8% · 32,447 ÷ 1,68,638 = 19.2%
Turnout of 80.8% was 3.3 pp above the state's median seat (77.5%).
80.8 − 77.5 = +3.3
The margin widened from 5.3 pp in 2013 to 26.2 pp.
26.2 − 5.3 = +20.9 pp
The seat changed hands: BJP in 2013, INC in 2018.
2013 BJP · 2018 INC

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 12 candidate lines1,68,638
NOTAreported alongside the total5,741
Published totalVotes polled1,68,638
Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

Candidate votes equal the published total. NOTA is reported alongside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2018 · Chhattisgarh · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates12 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 90 seats on the Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha 2018 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database