Kurud is assembly constituency number 57 in Chhattisgarh, in Dhamtari * district, and one of the segments of the Mahasamund Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Ajay Chandrakar of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 50.1% of the vote, 8,090 votes ahead of Tarni Neelam Chandrakar (INC).
- 01Ajay ChandrakarBJP94,71250.07%
- 02Tarni Neelam ChandrakarINC86,62245.79%
- 03Sanjay ChandrakarIndependent1,8450.98%
- 04Khilawan Prasad SahuBSCP6600.35%
- 05Tejeshwar Kumar KurreJCCJ5580.29%
- 10 other candidates · 2,001 votesNOTA · 2,756 (1.46%)
Margin 8,090 votes · 4.28% of valid votes
All 15 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,89,154 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajay ChandrakarMale · 60 yrs | BJP | 94,712 | 50.07% |
| 2 | Tarni Neelam ChandrakarFemale · 47 yrs | INC | 86,622 | 45.79% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,756 | 1.46% |
| 3 | Sanjay ChandrakarMale · 61 yrs | Independent | 1,845 | 0.98% |
| 4 | Khilawan Prasad SahuMale · 49 yrs | BSCP | 660 | 0.35% |
| 5 | Tejeshwar Kumar KurreMale · 33 yrs · SC | JCCJ | 558 | 0.29% |
| 6 | Lalchand PatelMale · 38 yrs | BSP | 395 | 0.21% |
| 7 | Mohan Sahu BagaudMale · 41 yrs | Independent | 356 | 0.19% |
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| 8 | Neelmani NishadMale · 25 yrs | Independent | 353 | 0.19% |
| 9 | Parmeshwar JangadeMale · 42 yrs · SC | Independent | 203 | 0.11% |
| 10 | Prem Singh DhruwMale · 52 yrs | HMR | 200 | 0.11% |
| 11 | Bhuneshwer Sahu BelaodiMale · 41 yrs | Independent | 154 | 0.08% |
| 12 | Basant Kumar SahuMale · 39 yrs | JCGP | 130 | 0.07% |
| 13 | Tomesh KumarMale · 29 yrs | Independent | 80 | 0.04% |
| 14 | Jayant SahuMale · 30 yrs | Independent | 67 | 0.04% |
| 15 | Chandrahas SahuMale · 43 yrs | Independent | 63 | 0.03% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2018.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Kurud result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajay Chandrakar | BJP | 72,922 | 42.27% |
| 2 | Neelam Chandrakar | Independent | 60,605 | 35.13% |
| 3 | Laxmikanta Sahu | INC | 26,483 | 15.35% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,470 | 2.01% |
| 4 | Kanhaiya Lal Sahu | BSP | 2,888 | 1.67% |
| 5 | Yugeshwar Sahu | Independent | 1,341 | 0.78% |
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| 6 | Neera Chandrakar | Independent | 1,253 | 0.73% |
| 7 | Tejendra Kumar Todekar | AAP | 1,252 | 0.73% |
| 8 | Ajit Agrawal | Independent | 672 | 0.39% |
| 9 | Dinesh Sahu | Independent | 609 | 0.35% |
| 10 | Chandrahas Sahu | Independent | 353 | 0.20% |
| 11 | Raghunandan Sahu | JD(U) | 347 | 0.20% |
| 12 | Domar Singh | Independent | 339 | 0.20% |
Kurud result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajay Chandrakar | BJP | 83,190 | 54.82% |
| 2 | Lekhram Sahu | INC | 56,013 | 36.91% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,745 | 3.13% |
| 3 | Bhojram Sahu | Independent | 1,596 | 1.05% |
| 4 | Prabhat Meghawale | Independent | 1,419 | 0.94% |
| 5 | Youwraj Sahu (sounga Wale) | BSCP | 1,372 | 0.90% |
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| 6 | Anuradha Agrawal | BSP | 1,178 | 0.78% |
| 7 | Bhuneshwar Sahu | Independent | 655 | 0.43% |
| 8 | Murarilal Sahu | Independent | 579 | 0.38% |
| 9 | Rekhlal Sinha | CSM | 484 | 0.32% |
| 10 | Tarachand Bandhe | Independent | 194 | 0.13% |
| 11 | Yogendra Khare | BHMP | 167 | 0.11% |
| 12 | Omprakash Markande (advocate) | Independent | 159 | 0.10% |
Kurud result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lekhram Sahu | INC | 64,299 | 47.58% |
| 2 | Ajay Chandrakar (dala) | BJP | 58,094 | 42.98% |
| 3 | Lekhuram Sahu | Independent | 3,995 | 2.96% |
| 4 | Rajendra Kumar Sahu | BSP | 2,789 | 2.06% |
| 5 | Lekhram Sahu | Independent | 1,791 | 1.33% |
| 6 | Dr. Mahesh Kurre | CVKP | 962 | 0.71% |
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| 7 | Chandrahas Shreewash | Independent | 770 | 0.57% |
| 8 | Lekhram Sahu | Independent | 757 | 0.56% |
| 9 | Rakhi Deepa Sahu | Independent | 478 | 0.35% |
| 10 | Lekhram Sahu | Independent | 456 | 0.34% |
| 11 | Narendra Sahu | Independent | 373 | 0.28% |
| 12 | Shantanu Sinha | BJSH | 176 | 0.13% |
| 13 | Tularam Yadav | Independent | 114 | 0.08% |
| 14 | Khedu Bharti | Independent | 96 | 0.07% |
Kurud 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 Dhamtari * district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Kurud is one of the assembly segments of Mahasamund. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Mahasamund candidates.
- Roop Kumari ChoudharyBJP91,000 55.5%
- Tamradhwaj SahuINC66,071 40.3%
- Professor Suresh SahuIndependent1,549 0.9%
- Rekhram BaghIndependent1,327 0.8%
- Basant SinhaBSP983 0.6%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 24,929 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Kurud.
Who won the Kurud assembly seat in 2023?
Ajay Chandrakar of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Kurud in the 2023 Chhattisgarh assembly election with 94,712 votes, which was 50.07% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Kurud?
The margin was 8,090 votes (4.28% of valid votes). The runner-up was Tarni Neelam Chandrakar of the Indian National Congress with 86,622 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Kurud in 2023?
Turnout was 90.57%: 1,89,190 of 2,08,888 registered electors voted, across 237 polling stations. That is 1.7 points higher than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kurud part of?
Kurud is an assembly segment of the Mahasamund Lok Sabha constituency in Chhattisgarh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Roop Kumari Choudhary got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Kurud a reserved constituency?
No. Kurud is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Kurud?
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.
Each page below is built from an official source and credited on the page.
- Dhamtari population and religionCensus 2011 district profile
- Gram panchayat list, DhamtariEvery block, panchayat and village (LGD)
- Chhattisgarh state profileSeats, parties and turnout at a glance
- Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- Chhattisgarh districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, ChhattisgarhBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
- CSR spend in ChhattisgarhCompany CSR spending by year and sector (MCA)
- Urban local bodies in ChhattisgarhMunicipal corporations, councils, wards