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Assembly constituency 89 · Chhattisgarh · ST

Bijapur is assembly constituency number 89 in Chhattisgarh, in Dantewada* district, and one of the segments of the Bastar Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Vikram Mandavi of the Indian National Congress won with 43.8% of the vote, 2,706 votes ahead of Mahesh Gagda (BJP).

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Bijapur · 2023AC 89
  1. 01
    Vikram Mandavi
    INC
    35,739
    43.84%
  2. 02
    Mahesh Gagda
    BJP
    33,033
    40.52%
  3. 03
    Ajay Kudiyam
    BSP
    1,968
    2.41%
  4. 04
    Ramdhar Jurri
    JCCJ
    1,964
    2.41%
  5. 05
    Ashok Talandi
    HMR
    1,872
    2.30%
  6. 3 other candidates · 3,311 votesNOTA · 3,628 (4.45%)

Margin 2,706 votes · 3.32% of valid votes

1,69,457
Registered electors
2023 election
48.8%
Turnout
-0.2 pts vs 2018
2,706
Victory margin
3.3% of valid votes
Nov 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 81,515 valid votes, NOTA included.

Bijapur 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Vikram MandaviMale · 46 yrs · STINC35,739
43.84%
2Mahesh GagdaMale · 48 yrs · STBJP33,033
40.52%
—NOTANOTA3,628
4.45%
3Ajay KudiyamMale · 46 yrs · STBSP1,968
2.41%
4Ramdhar JurriMale · 35 yrs · STJCCJ1,964
2.41%
5Ashok TalandiMale · 47 yrs · STHMR1,872
2.30%
6Jyoti DhuruvaFemale · 28 yrs · STIndependent1,261
1.55%
7Laxmi Narayan PortekMale · 63 yrs · STCPI1,173
1.44%
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8Arjun GoteMale · 25 yrs · STIndependent877
1.08%
Past results

INC held the seat: it also won in 2018.

0%20%40%60%2008201320182023INC 43.8%BJP 40.5%BSP 2.4%JCCJ 2.4%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Vikram MandaviINC · 43.8% · margin 2,706Turnout48.8%
2018Vikram MandaviINC · 55.9% · margin 21,584Turnout48.9%
2013Mahesh GagdaBJP · 41.8% · margin 9,487Turnout45.0%
2008Mahesh GagdaBJP · 46.0% · margin 10,521Turnout29.2%

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

Bijapur result 2018

Bijapur 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Vikram MandaviINC44,011
55.92%
2Mahesh GagdaBJP22,427
28.50%
—NOTANOTA4,703
5.98%
3Chandraiya SakniJCCJ2,696
3.43%
4Harish PambhoiIndependent2,004
2.55%
5Santosh PunemSP999
1.27%
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6Tripat YalamAAP942
1.20%
7James KudiyamIndependent920
1.17%

Bijapur result 2013

Bijapur 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Mahesh GagdaBJP29,578
41.82%
2Vikram MandaviINC20,091
28.41%
—NOTANOTA7,179
10.15%
3Alwa MadnaiyaCPI5,942
8.40%
4Neena RawatiyaIndependent2,829
4.00%
5Rangu Ram TelamBSP2,622
3.71%
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6Santosh PunemIndependent2,489
3.52%

Bijapur result 2008

Bijapur 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Mahesh GagdaBJP20,049
45.95%
2Rajendra PambhoiINC9,528
21.84%
3Dasharath HemlaBSP4,517
10.35%
4Chinnaram GotaIndependent3,890
8.92%
5Laxminarayan GotaCPI2,514
5.76%
6Santosh PoonemBJSH1,580
3.62%
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7Anil BurkaIndependent1,550
3.55%
Map

Bijapur 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 Dantewada* district

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

BJPINCBSPOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • Kawasi LakhmaINC34,192 48.3%
  • Mahesh KashyapBJP27,855 39.4%
  • Aytu Ram MandaviBSP1,544 2.2%
  • Phulsingh KachlamCPI1,536 2.2%
  • Sundar BaghelIndependent1,378 1.9%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 6,337 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Bijapur assembly seat in 2023?

Vikram Mandavi of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Bijapur in the 2023 Chhattisgarh assembly election with 35,739 votes, which was 43.84% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Bijapur?

The margin was 2,706 votes (3.32% of valid votes). The runner-up was Mahesh Gagda of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 33,033 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Bijapur in 2023?

Turnout was 48.76%: 82,628 of 1,69,457 registered electors voted, across 245 polling stations. That is 0.2 points lower than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Bijapur part of?

Bijapur 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 Bijapur a reserved constituency?

Yes. Bijapur 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 Bijapur?

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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