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Assembly constituency 82 · Chhattisgarh · ST

Keshkal is assembly constituency number 82 in Chhattisgarh, in Baster district, and one of the segments of the Kanker Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Neelkanth Tekam of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 45.4% of the vote, 5,560 votes ahead of Sant Ram Netam (INC).

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Keshkal · 2023AC 82
  1. 01
    Neelkanth Tekam
    BJP
    77,438
    45.39%
  2. 02
    Sant Ram Netam
    INC
    71,878
    42.13%
  3. 03
    Jugal Kishor Bodh
    AAP
    4,216
    2.47%
  4. 04
    Sonsingh Marapi
    APoI
    3,048
    1.79%
  5. 05
    Shiv Kumar Gangwal
    HMR
    2,509
    1.47%
  6. 5 other candidates · 7,180 votesNOTA · 4,335 (2.54%)

Margin 5,560 votes · 3.26% of valid votes

2,07,062
Registered electors
2023 election
82.5%
Turnout
+0.6 pts vs 2018
5,560
Victory margin
3.3% of valid votes
Nov 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 10 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,70,604 valid votes, NOTA included.

Keshkal 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Neelkanth TekamMale · 55 yrs · STBJP77,438
45.39%
2Sant Ram NetamMale · 51 yrs · STINC71,878
42.13%
—NOTANOTA4,335
2.54%
3Jugal Kishor BodhMale · 50 yrs · STAAP4,216
2.47%
4Sonsingh MarapiMale · 25 yrs · STAPoI3,048
1.79%
5Shiv Kumar GangwalMale · 28 yrs · STHMR2,509
1.47%
6Akshay Kumar NagMale · 28 yrs · STRJsbhP1,829
1.07%
7Santosh Kumar MandaviMale · 31 yrs · STIndependent1,686
0.99%
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8Jivan Lal MatlamMale · 31 yrs · STSRVADID1,392
0.82%
9Dinesh Kumar Markam S/o Sopsingh MarkamMale · 33 yrs · STCPI1,231
0.72%
10Dinesh Kumar Markam S/o Darbari Ram MarkamMale · 28 yrs · STBSP1,042
0.61%
Past results

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

0%10%20%30%40%50%2008201320182023BJP 45.4%INC 42.1%AAP 2.5%BSP 0.6%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Neelkanth TekamBJP · 45.4% · margin 5,560Turnout82.5%
2018Sant Ram NetamINC · 48.3% · margin 16,972Turnout81.9%
2013Santram NetamINC · 38.0% · margin 8,689Turnout83.5%
2008Sewakram NetamBJP · 41.3% · margin 8,614Turnout71.9%

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

Keshkal result 2018

Keshkal 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sant Ram NetamINC73,470
48.33%
2Harishankar NetamBJP56,498
37.17%
—NOTANOTA6,113
4.02%
3Jugalkishor BodhBSP4,903
3.23%
4Kamlesh Kumar SalamAAP2,791
1.84%
5Radhika SodiCPI2,180
1.43%
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6Suresh Kumar NetamIndependent2,078
1.37%
7Bindesh RanaJD(U)2,008
1.32%
8Hirau Ram ShoriIndependent1,963
1.29%

Keshkal result 2013

Keshkal 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Santram NetamINC53,867
37.99%
2Sevakram NetamBJP45,178
31.86%
3Daniram MarkamIndependent16,962
11.96%
—NOTANOTA8,381
5.91%
4Balsingh NagwanshiCPI6,811
4.80%
5Son Say NetamBSP4,378
3.09%
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6Ramlal SalamIndependent3,792
2.67%
7Panchuram NetamIndependent2,428
1.71%

Keshkal result 2008

Keshkal 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sewakram NetamBJP46,006
41.30%
2Dhannu MarkamINC37,392
33.57%
3Mohandi Ram Markam(mahapran)Independent9,890
8.88%
4Jai Seva DevchandIndependent9,025
8.10%
5Bal Singh NagwansiBSP4,195
3.77%
6Ramsingh MandaviGGP2,897
2.60%
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7Maya Ram NetamIndependent1,983
1.78%
Map

Keshkal 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

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

  • Biresh ThakurINC76,436 49.3%
  • Bhojraj NagBJP68,680 44.3%
  • SonsinghAPoI2,227 1.4%
  • Jivan Lal MatlamSRVADID2,148 1.4%
  • Tilak Ram MarkamBSP1,842 1.2%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 7,756 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Keshkal assembly seat in 2023?

Neelkanth Tekam of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Keshkal in the 2023 Chhattisgarh assembly election with 77,438 votes, which was 45.39% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Keshkal?

The margin was 5,560 votes (3.26% of valid votes). The runner-up was Sant Ram Netam of the Indian National Congress with 71,878 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Keshkal in 2023?

Turnout was 82.47%: 1,70,772 of 2,07,062 registered electors voted, across 290 polling stations. That is 0.6 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Keshkal part of?

Keshkal 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 Keshkal a reserved constituency?

Yes. Keshkal 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 Keshkal?

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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