Bastar Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh State, India
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Bastar is one of the 90 constituencies of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly in India.[2]
| Bastar | |
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| Constituency No. 85 for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| Division | Bastar |
| District | Bastar |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bastar |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 167,919[1] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | INC |
| Alliance | INDIA |
| Elected year | 2018 |
| Preceded by | Subhau Kashyap |
It is part of Bastar district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
Until 2008: Constituency did not exist | |||
| 2008 | Subhau Kashyap | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013 | Lakheshwar Baghel | Indian National Congress | |
| 2018 | |||
| 2023 | |||
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Lakheshwar Baghel | 68,401 | 47.92 | −10.09 | |
| BJP | Maniram Kashyap | 61,967 | 43.41 | +11.50 | |
| AAP | Jagmohan Baghel | 2,551 | 1.79 | +0.14 | |
| JCC | Sonsay Kashyap | 1,933 | 1.35 | −1.53 | |
| BSP | Ramdhar Baghel | 1,751 | 1.23 | ||
| Hamar Raj Party | Lakheshwar Kashyap | 1,379 | 0.97 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,738 | 1.92 | −2.04 | |
| Majority | 6,434 | 4.51 | −22.67 | ||
| Turnout | 142,742 | 85.01 | +0.98 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Lakheshwar Baghel | 74,378 | 58.01 | +7.42 | |
| BJP | Subhau Kashyap | 40,907 | 31.91 | −1.94 | |
| JCC | Sonsay Kashyap | 3,688 | 2.88 | New | |
| AAP | Jagmohan Baghel | 2,121 | 1.65 | New | |
| Independent | Dulab Suryavanshi | 2,034 | 1.59 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 5,083 | 3.96 | −0.87 | |
| Majority | 33,471 | 27.18 | +10.44 | ||
| Turnout | 1,29,232 | 84.03 | −0.25 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Lakheshwar Baghel | 57,942 | 50.59 | ||
| BJP | Subhau Kashyap | 38,774 | 33.85 | ||
| CPI | Mansingh Kashyap | 3,360 | 2.93 | ||
| BSP | Jagmohan Baghel | 2,852 | 2.49 | ||
| Independent | Damru Mourya | 2,419 | 2.11 | ||
| Bharatiya Dalit Congress | Baldev Manjhi | 2,233 | 1.95 | ||
| SP | Madhu Mourya | 1,426 | 1.25 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 5,529 | 4.83 | ||
| Majority | 19,168 | 16.74 | |||
| Turnout | 1,14,535 | 84.28 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Subhau Kashyap | 39,991 | 41.17 | ||
| INC | Lakheshwar Baghel | 38,790 | 39.94 | ||
| Independent | Madhu Mourya | 6,040 | 6.22 | ||
| BSP | Kunti Kashyap | 4,550 | 4.68 | ||
| CPI | Mansingh Kashyap | 2,844 | 2.93 | ||
| Gondwana Mukti Sena | Narendra Kashyap | 2,722 | 2.80 | ||
| Independent | Damrudhar Kashyap | 2,192 | 2.26 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 97,129 | 74.79 | |||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||