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Assembly constituency 88 · Chhattisgarh · ST

Dantewada is assembly constituency number 88 in Chhattisgarh, in Dantewada* district, and one of the segments of the Bastar Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Chaitram Atami of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 42.9% of the vote, 16,803 votes ahead of Chhavindra Karma (INC).

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Dantewada · 2023AC 88
  1. 01
    Chaitram Atami
    BJP
    57,739
    42.92%
  2. 02
    Chhavindra Karma
    INC
    40,936
    30.43%
  3. 03
    Bhimsen Mandavi
    CPI
    9,217
    6.85%
  4. 04
    Balloo Ram Bhawani
    AAP
    7,202
    5.35%
  5. 05
    Keshav Netam
    BSP
    5,427
    4.03%
  6. 2 other candidates · 5,391 votesNOTA · 8,620 (6.41%)

Margin 16,803 votes · 12.49% of valid votes

1,92,806
Registered electors
2023 election
70.1%
Turnout
+9.4 pts vs 2018
16,803
Victory margin
12.5% of valid votes
Nov 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 7 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,34,532 valid votes, NOTA included.

Dantewada 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Chaitram AtamiMale · 47 yrs · STBJP57,739
42.92%
2Chhavindra KarmaMale · 42 yrs · STINC40,936
30.43%
3Bhimsen MandaviMale · 37 yrs · STCPI9,217
6.85%
—NOTANOTA8,620
6.41%
4Balloo Ram BhawaniMale · 51 yrs · STAAP7,202
5.35%
5Keshav NetamMale · 49 yrs · STBSP5,427
4.03%
6Amulkar NagMale · 48 yrs · STIndependent3,248
2.41%
7Bela TelamFemale · 45 yrs · STJCCJ2,143
1.59%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2018.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2008201320182023BJP 42.9%INC 30.4%CPI 6.8%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Chaitram AtamiBJP · 42.9% · margin 16,803Turnout70.1%
2019 byeDevati KarmaINC · 43.6% · margin 11,192Turnout60.6%
2018Bhima MandaviBJP · 33.4% · margin 2,172Turnout60.7%
2013Devati KarmaINC · 38.2% · margin 5,987Turnout62.0%
2008Bhima MandaviBJP · 38.1% · margin 12,008Turnout55.6%

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

Dantewada bye-election, 23 Sept 2019

Turnout 60.6% · 1,14,617 of 1,88,987 electors voted

Dantewada bye-election 2019-09-23 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Devati KarmaINC50,028
43.65%
2Ojasvi Bhima MandaviBJP38,836
33.89%
3Bhimsen MandaviCPI7,664
6.69%
—NOTANOTA5,779
5.04%
4Ajay NagNCP3,457
3.02%
5Sudru Ram KunjamIndependent2,545
2.22%
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6Yogesh MarkamGGP2,119
1.85%
7Balloo Ram BhawaniAAP1,533
1.34%
8Sujeet KarmaJCCJ1,393
1.22%
9Hemant PoyamBSP1,252
1.09%

Dantewada result 2018

Dantewada 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Bhima MandaviBJP37,990
33.42%
2Devati KarmaINC35,818
31.51%
3Nanda Ram SoriCPI12,195
10.73%
—NOTANOTA9,929
8.74%
4Keshav NetamBSP6,119
5.38%
5Baloo Ram BhawaniAAP4,903
4.31%
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6Jaya KashyapIndependent3,555
3.13%
7Sudhru Ram KunjamBYPP3,154
2.77%

Dantewada result 2013

Dantewada 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Devati KarmaINC41,417
38.23%
2Bhimaram MandaviBJP35,430
32.70%
3Bommada Ram KowashiCPI12,954
11.96%
—NOTANOTA9,677
8.93%
4Dhurva PodiyamiBSP3,008
2.78%
5Bhima GurujiShiv Sena2,953
2.73%
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6Sukal Prashad NagIndependent2,911
2.69%

Dantewada result 2008

Dantewada 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Bhima MandaviBJP36,813
38.06%
2Manish KunjamCPI24,805
25.65%
3Mahendra KarmaINC24,250
25.07%
4Pramod Kumar VekShiv Sena5,935
6.14%
5Lakshaman TelamBSP2,682
2.77%
6Anoop Kumar TelamLJP2,237
2.31%
Map

Dantewada 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

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

  • Mahesh KashyapBJP55,041 46.9%
  • Kawasi LakhmaINC42,157 35.9%
  • Phulsingh KachlamCPI6,415 5.5%
  • Aytu Ram MandaviBSP3,861 3.3%
  • Sundar BaghelIndependent2,977 2.5%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 12,884 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Dantewada assembly seat in 2023?

Chaitram Atami of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Dantewada in the 2023 Chhattisgarh assembly election with 57,739 votes, which was 42.92% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Dantewada?

The margin was 16,803 votes (12.49% of valid votes). The runner-up was Chhavindra Karma of the Indian National Congress with 40,936 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Dantewada in 2023?

Turnout was 70.08%: 1,35,124 of 1,92,806 registered electors voted, across 273 polling stations. That is 9.4 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Dantewada part of?

Dantewada 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 Dantewada had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 23 Sept 2019, Devati Karma (Indian National Congress) won by 11,192 votes.

Is Dantewada a reserved constituency?

Yes. Dantewada 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 Dantewada?

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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