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Constituency

5. Bhatgaon

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Chhattisgarh Assembly Election, 2008

CG-BHATGAON

BJP 27.8%won by 13.5%INC 14.3%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which now leads by 13.5%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 2003 and 2008 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 42.2% between them, down from 59.7% — the field split more ways.
  • Multi-cornered5 candidates cleared 5% — a genuinely multi-cornered fight.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
1,29,088
Margin
17,433
13.50%

Since 2003

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 2003 and 2008. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
INC
Winner now
BJPflipped
BJPINC swing
+21.5%
BJP share
25.9% 27.8%
INC share
33.9% 14.3%
Turnout