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Bastar (Lok Sabha Constituency)

Bastar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 11 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Chhattisgarh state in central India. This Lok Sabha constituency is reserved for the Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates.

Assembly segments

Like most other Lok Sabha seats in MP and Chhattisgarh, with few seats like Durg (which has nine assembly segments under it) being exceptions, Bastar Lok Sabha seat has 8 assembly seats as its segments. Bastar seat is composed of the following assembly segments:

# Name District Member Party Leading

(in 2024)

83 Kondagaon (ST) Kondagaon Lata Usendi BJP BJP
84 Narayanpur (ST) Narayanpur Kedar Nath Kashyap BJP BJP
85 Bastar (ST) Bastar Lakheshwar Baghel INC INC
86 Jagdalpur Kiran Singh Deo BJP BJP
87 Chitrakot (ST) Vinayak Goyal BJP BJP
88 Dantewara (ST) Dantewada Chaitram Atami BJP BJP
89 Bijapur (ST) Bijapur Vikram Mandavi INC INC
90 Konta (ST) Sukma Kawasi Lakhma INC BJP

Members of Parliament

Year Member Party
1952 Muchaki Kosa Independent
1957 Surti Kistaiya Indian National Congress
1962 Lakhmu Bhawani Independent
1967 Jhadoo Ram Sunder Lal
1971 Lambodar Baliar
1977 Drig Pal Shah Janata Party
1980 Laxman Karma Indian National Congress (I)
1984 Manku Ram Sodhi Indian National Congress
1989
1991
1996 Mahendra Karma Independent
1998 Baliram Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party
1999
2004
2009
2011^ Dinesh Kashyap
2014
2019 Deepak Baij Indian National Congress
2024 Mahesh Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party

^ by poll

Election results

2024

2024 Indian general election: Bastar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Mahesh Kashyap 458,398 45.50 Increase5.67
INC Kawasi Lakhma 4,03,153 40.02 Decrease4.08
NOTA None of the Above 36,758 3.65 Decrease0.91
CPI Phool Singh Kachlam 35,887 3.56 Decrease0.65
BSP Aaytu Ram Mandavi 19,647 1.95 Decrease1.39
GGP Tikam Nagavanshi 3,042 0.30
Majority 55,245 5.48 Increase1.21
Turnout 10,07,395
BJP gain from INC Swing

2019

2019 Indian general elections: Bastar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Deepak Baij 402,527 44.10 Increase10.14
BJP Baiduram Kashyap 3,63,545 39.83 Decrease10.28
NOTA None of the Above 41,667 4.56 Decrease0.48
CPI Ramu Ram Maurya 38,395 4.21 Decrease0.19
BSP Aaytu Ram Mandavi 30,449 3.34 N/A
Majority 38,982 4.27 Decrease11.88
Turnout 9,13,761 66.26 Increase6.94
INC gain from BJP Swing

General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Bastar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Dinesh Kashyap 385,829 50.11 Increase2.66
INC Deepak Karma (Bunty) 2,61,470 33.96 Increase1.22
NOTA None of the Above 38,772 5.04 N/A
CPI Bimala Sori 33,883 4.40 Decrease3.83
AAP Soni Sori 16,903 2.20 New
Majority 1,24,359 16.15 Increase1.44
Turnout 7,69,972 59.32 Increase8.74
BJP hold Swing

Bypoll 2011

Bye-election, 2011: Bastar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Dinesh Kashyap 286,691 47.45 Increase3.29
INC Kawasi Lakhma 1,97,807 32.74 Increase6.34
CPI Rama Sodhi 49,727 8.23 Decrease5.66
IND Kawasi Lakhma 32,969 5.46 N/A
Majority 88,884 14.71 Decrease3.04
Turnout 6,04,245 50.58 Increase3.25
BJP hold Swing

General election 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Bastar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Baliram Kashyap 249,373 44.16
INC Shankar Sodi 1,49,111 26.40
CPI Manish Kunjam 78,420 13.89
BSP Aytu Ram Mandavi 35,098 6.21
Majority 1,00,262 17.75
Turnout 5,64,711 47.33
BJP hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ^ https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf
  2. ^ "Final notification on delimitation of Chhattisgarh constituencies" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. 2008-06-02. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-29. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
  3. ^ "CandidateAC.xls file on assembly constituencies with information on district and parliamentary constituencies". Chhattisgarh. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
  4. ^ Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Bastar". Archived from the original on 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  5. ^ Election Commission of India. List of contesting candidates

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