Dondi Lohara is assembly constituency number 60 in Chhattisgarh, in Durg district, and one of the segments of the Kanker Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Anila Bhendia of the Indian National Congress won with 56.4% of the vote, 35,579 votes ahead of Devlal Thakur (BJP).
- 01Anila BhendiaINC1,02,76256.43%
- 02Devlal ThakurBJP67,18336.89%
- 03Girwar Singh ThakurHMR7,7934.28%
- 04Ishwar Singh ThakurIndependent1,2400.68%
- NOTA · 3,126 (1.72%)
Margin 35,579 votes · 19.54% of valid votes
All 4 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,82,104 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anila BhendiaFemale · 57 yrs · ST | INC | 1,02,762 | 56.43% |
| 2 | Devlal ThakurMale · 49 yrs · ST | BJP | 67,183 | 36.89% |
| 3 | Girwar Singh ThakurMale · 58 yrs · ST | HMR | 7,793 | 4.28% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,126 | 1.72% |
| 4 | Ishwar Singh ThakurMale · 52 yrs · ST | Independent | 1,240 | 0.68% |
INC held the seat: it also won in 2018.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Dondi Lohara result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anila Bhendia | INC | 67,448 | 40.46% |
| 2 | Lal Mahendra Singh Tekam | BJP | 34,345 | 20.60% |
| 3 | Dev Lal Thakur | Independent | 21,360 | 12.81% |
| 4 | Janak Lal Thakur | Independent | 19,242 | 11.54% |
| 5 | Rajesh Churendra | JCCJ | 13,929 | 8.36% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,842 | 2.90% |
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| 6 | Hiteshwari Kothari | Independent | 1,902 | 1.14% |
| 7 | Mahesh Kumar Koreti | APOI | 1,279 | 0.77% |
| 8 | Ramesh Kumar Churendra | SWAP | 1,256 | 0.75% |
| 9 | Yugal Kishor Ratre | AAP | 1,100 | 0.66% |
Dondi Lohara result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anila Bhendia | INC | 66,026 | 42.81% |
| 2 | Horilal Rawate | BJP | 46,291 | 30.01% |
| 3 | Janak Lal Thakur | CMM | 19,577 | 12.69% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 6,197 | 4.02% |
| 4 | Anita Kumeti | Independent | 4,435 | 2.88% |
| 5 | Ghanaram Thakur | NPP | 3,103 | 2.01% |
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| 6 | Yogeshwar Kumar Kosma | Independent | 1,860 | 1.21% |
| 7 | Hub Lal Chanap | Independent | 1,787 | 1.16% |
| 8 | Banwari Lal Markam | Independent | 1,559 | 1.01% |
| 9 | Gopal Thakur | BSP | 1,483 | 0.96% |
| 10 | Tuka Ram Korram | GGP | 1,244 | 0.81% |
| 11 | Rikhiram Churendra | SP | 667 | 0.43% |
Dondi Lohara result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neelima Singh Tekam | BJP | 41,534 | 33.09% |
| 2 | Anita Kumeti | INC | 37,547 | 29.91% |
| 3 | Janak Lal Thakur | CMM | 34,255 | 27.29% |
| 4 | Mahesh Sewata | Independent | 4,200 | 3.35% |
| 5 | Doctor Devendra Mahla | JMM | 2,299 | 1.83% |
| 6 | Banshi Lal Gawade | BSP | 2,184 | 1.74% |
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| 7 | Basant Lal Thakur | Independent | 1,523 | 1.21% |
| 8 | Narad Singh Komare | Shiv Sena | 1,136 | 0.90% |
| 9 | Neelkanth Adhari Kuliyara | Independent | 853 | 0.68% |
Dondi Lohara 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 Durg district
- Sanjari Balod
- Gunderdehi
- Patan
- Durg-Rural
- Durg City
- Bhilai Nagar
- Vaishali Nagar
- Ahiwara
- Saja
- Bemetara
- Nawagarh
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Dondi Lohara is one of the assembly segments of Kanker. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Kanker candidates.
- Biresh ThakurINC88,064 54.1%
- Bhojraj NagBJP68,787 42.3%
- Tilak Ram MarkamBSP1,691 1.0%
- SonsinghAPoI1,157 0.7%
- Jivan Lal MatlamSRVADID876 0.5%
In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 19,277 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Dondi Lohara.
Who won the Dondi Lohara assembly seat in 2023?
Anila Bhendia of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Dondi Lohara in the 2023 Chhattisgarh assembly election with 1,02,762 votes, which was 56.43% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Dondi Lohara?
The margin was 35,579 votes (19.54% of valid votes). The runner-up was Devlal Thakur of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 67,183 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Dondi Lohara in 2023?
Turnout was 82.16%: 1,82,265 of 2,21,829 registered electors voted, across 270 polling stations. That is 1.2 points higher than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Dondi Lohara part of?
Dondi Lohara is an assembly segment of the Kanker Lok Sabha constituency in Chhattisgarh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Biresh Thakur got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Dondi Lohara a reserved constituency?
Yes. Dondi Lohara 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 Dondi Lohara?
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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- Chhattisgarh districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, ChhattisgarhBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
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