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Assembly constituency 85 · Chhattisgarh · ST

Bastar is assembly constituency number 85 in Chhattisgarh, in Baster district, and one of the segments of the Bastar Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Baghel Lakheshwar of the Indian National Congress won with 47.9% of the vote, 6,434 votes ahead of Maniram Kashyap (BJP).

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Bastar · 2023AC 85
  1. 01
    Baghel Lakheshwar
    INC
    68,401
    47.92%
  2. 02
    Maniram Kashyap
    BJP
    61,967
    43.41%
  3. 03
    Jagmohan Baghel
    AAP
    2,551
    1.79%
  4. 04
    Sonsay Kashyap
    JCCJ
    1,933
    1.35%
  5. 05
    Ramdhar Baghel
    BSP
    1,751
    1.23%
  6. 3 other candidates · 3,401 votesNOTA · 2,738 (1.92%)

Margin 6,434 votes · 4.51% of valid votes

1,67,919
Registered electors
2023 election
85.0%
Turnout
+1.0 pts vs 2018
6,434
Victory margin
4.5% of valid votes
Nov 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,42,742 valid votes, NOTA included.

Bastar 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Baghel LakheshwarMale · 64 yrs · STINC68,401
47.92%
2Maniram KashyapMale · 55 yrs · STBJP61,967
43.41%
—NOTANOTA2,738
1.92%
3Jagmohan BaghelMale · 49 yrs · STAAP2,551
1.79%
4Sonsay KashyapMale · 51 yrs · STJCCJ1,933
1.35%
5Ramdhar BaghelMale · 42 yrs · STBSP1,751
1.23%
6Lakheshwar KashyapMale · 29 yrs · STHMR1,379
0.97%
7Shivram NagMale · 29 yrs · STSRVADID1,250
0.88%
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8Phulkunwar BaghelMale · 44 yrs · STCPI772
0.54%
Past results

INC held the seat: it also won in 2018.

0%20%40%60%2008201320182023INC 47.9%BJP 43.4%AAP 1.8%JCCJ 1.4%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Baghel LakheshwarINC · 47.9% · margin 6,434Turnout85.0%
2018Baghel Lakheshwar [e]INC · 58.0% · margin 33,471Turnout84.0%
2013Baghel LakheshwarINC · 50.6% · margin 19,168Turnout84.3%
2008Dr Subhau KashyapBJP · 41.2% · margin 1,201Turnout74.9%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Bastar result 2018

Bastar 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Baghel Lakheshwar [e]INC74,378
58.01%
2Dr. Subhau KashyapBJP40,907
31.91%
—NOTANOTA5,083
3.96%
3Sonsay KashyapJCCJ3,688
2.88%
4Jagmohan BaghelAAP2,121
1.65%
5Dulab SuryavanshiIndependent2,034
1.59%

Bastar result 2013

Bastar 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Baghel LakheshwarINC57,942
50.59%
2Dr.subhaoo KashyapBJP38,774
33.85%
—NOTANOTA5,529
4.83%
3Mansingh KashyapCPI3,360
2.93%
4Jagmohan BaghelBSP2,852
2.49%
5Damru MouryaIndependent2,419
2.11%
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6Baldev ManjhiBHDC2,233
1.95%
7Madhu MouryaSP1,426
1.25%

Bastar result 2008

Bastar 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dr Subhau KashyapBJP39,991
41.17%
2Lakheshwar BaghelINC38,790
39.94%
3Madhu MauryaIndependent6,040
6.22%
4Kunti KashyapBSP4,550
4.68%
5Mansingh KashyapCPI2,844
2.93%
6Narendra KashyapGMS2,722
2.80%
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7Damrudhar KashyapIndependent2,192
2.26%
Map

Bastar outlined in orange among the other Chhattisgarh seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2023. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Baster district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Bastar is one of the assembly segments of Bastar. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Bastar candidates.

  • Kawasi LakhmaINC69,490 50.3%
  • Mahesh KashyapBJP60,841 44.0%
  • Phulsingh KachlamCPI1,910 1.4%
  • Aytu Ram MandaviBSP1,270 0.9%
  • Sundar BaghelIndependent1,223 0.9%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 8,649 EVM votes.

Open Bastar Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Bastar.

Who won the Bastar assembly seat in 2023?

Baghel Lakheshwar of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Bastar in the 2023 Chhattisgarh assembly election with 68,401 votes, which was 47.92% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Bastar?

The margin was 6,434 votes (4.51% of valid votes). The runner-up was Maniram Kashyap of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 61,967 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Bastar in 2023?

Turnout was 85.05%: 1,42,812 of 1,67,919 registered electors voted, across 212 polling stations. That is 1.0 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Bastar part of?

Bastar is an assembly segment of the Bastar Lok Sabha constituency in Chhattisgarh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Kawasi Lakhma got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Bastar a reserved constituency?

Yes. Bastar is reserved for scheduled tribes (st), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.

When is the next assembly election in Bastar?

The Chhattisgarh assembly elected in 2023 completes its five-year term in 2028, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Chhattisgarh assembly elections of 2023 and 2018 and 2013 and 2008 (2023 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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