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Assembly constituency 87 · Chhattisgarh · ST

Chitrakot is assembly constituency number 87 in Chhattisgarh, in Baster district, and one of the segments of the Bastar Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Vinayak Goyal of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 43.7% of the vote, 8,370 votes ahead of Deepak Kumar Baij (INC).

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Chitrakot · 2023AC 87
  1. 01
    Vinayak Goyal
    BJP
    63,954
    43.73%
  2. 02
    Deepak Kumar Baij
    INC
    55,584
    38.01%
  3. 03
    Ramu Ram Mourya
    CPI
    5,051
    3.45%
  4. 04
    Bomdha Mandavi
    AAP
    4,644
    3.18%
  5. 05
    Bharat Kashyap
    JCCJ
    4,184
    2.86%
  6. 2 other candidates · 5,521 votesNOTA · 7,310 (5.00%)

Margin 8,370 votes · 5.72% of valid votes

1,77,625
Registered electors
2023 election
82.7%
Turnout
+2.0 pts vs 2018
8,370
Victory margin
5.7% of valid votes
Nov 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 7 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,46,248 valid votes, NOTA included.

Chitrakot 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Vinayak GoyalMale · 46 yrs · STBJP63,954
43.73%
2Deepak Kumar BaijMale · 42 yrs · STINC55,584
38.01%
—NOTANOTA7,310
5.00%
3Ramu Ram MouryaMale · 46 yrs · STCPI5,051
3.45%
4Bomdha MandaviMale · 46 yrs · STAAP4,644
3.18%
5Bharat KashyapMale · 28 yrs · STJCCJ4,184
2.86%
6Sannu PoyamMale · 50 yrs · STBSP3,493
2.39%
7Ramlal PodiyamMale · 31 yrs · STSRVADID2,028
1.39%
Past results

The seat changed hands: INC won in 2018, BJP in 2023.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2008201320182023BJP 43.7%INC 38.0%CPI 3.5%JCCJ 2.9%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Vinayak GoyalBJP · 43.7% · margin 8,370Turnout82.7%
2019 byeRajman VenjamINC · 47.3% · margin 17,862Turnout78.2%
2018Deepak Baij [e]INC · 46.9% · margin 17,770Turnout80.7%
2013Deepak Kumar BaijINC · 42.2% · margin 12,329Turnout79.1%
2008Baiduram KashyapBJP · 34.7% · margin 9,231Turnout64.8%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Chitrakot bye-election, 21 Oct 2019

Turnout 78.2% · 1,31,277 of 1,67,951 electors voted

Chitrakot bye-election 2019-10-21 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Rajman VenjamINC62,097
47.31%
2Lachhuram KashyapBJP44,235
33.70%
3Hidmo Ram MandaviCPI6,948
5.29%
4Bomada MandaviJCCJ6,527
4.97%
—NOTANOTA6,225
4.74%
5Lakheshwar KawasiAPoI2,650
2.02%
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6Ritika KarmaIndependent2,575
1.96%

Chitrakot result 2018

Chitrakot 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Deepak Baij [e]INC62,616
46.93%
2Lachhuram KashyapBJP44,846
33.61%
—NOTANOTA9,824
7.36%
3Tankeshwar BhardwajJCCJ7,494
5.62%
4Dharmuram KashyapIndependent3,032
2.27%
5Suresh Kawasi Alias Sargeem KawasiShiv Sena2,297
1.72%
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6Lakheshwar KawasiAPOI1,791
1.34%
7Dantiram PoyamAAP1,517
1.14%

Chitrakot result 2013

Chitrakot 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Deepak Kumar BaijINC50,303
42.16%
2Baiduram KashyapBJP37,974
31.83%
3Sonadhar NagCPI11,099
9.30%
—NOTANOTA10,848
9.09%
4Shankar Ram ThakurIndependent3,627
3.04%
5Hemant PoyamBSP2,929
2.45%
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6Danti Ram PoyamShiv Sena2,531
2.12%

Chitrakot result 2008

Chitrakot 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Baiduram KashyapBJP31,642
34.72%
2Pratibha ShahINC22,411
24.59%
3Ramnath SarfeCPI16,873
18.51%
4Subhash Chandra MoryaIndependent7,647
8.39%
5Tuleshwar NagIndependent3,790
4.16%
6Sadhuram Vetty Alias(voti)Independent2,692
2.95%
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7Lakhmu MandaviBSP2,619
2.87%
8Suresh Kumar Kawasi(sargim)Shiv Sena1,838
2.02%
9Rajendra Kumar KashyapIndependent1,624
1.78%
Map

Chitrakot 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.

BJPINCBSPOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • Mahesh KashyapBJP59,675 45.8%
  • Kawasi LakhmaINC52,524 40.3%
  • Phulsingh KachlamCPI4,873 3.7%
  • Aytu Ram MandaviBSP4,108 3.2%
  • Sundar BaghelIndependent2,315 1.8%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 7,151 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Chitrakot assembly seat in 2023?

Vinayak Goyal of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Chitrakot in the 2023 Chhattisgarh assembly election with 63,954 votes, which was 43.73% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Chitrakot?

The margin was 8,370 votes (5.72% of valid votes). The runner-up was Deepak Kumar Baij of the Indian National Congress with 55,584 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Chitrakot in 2023?

Turnout was 82.66%: 1,46,832 of 1,77,625 registered electors voted, across 240 polling stations. That is 2.0 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Chitrakot part of?

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

Has Chitrakot had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 21 Oct 2019, Rajman Venjam (Indian National Congress) won by 17,862 votes.

Is Chitrakot a reserved constituency?

Yes. Chitrakot 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 Chitrakot?

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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