Sitapur is assembly constituency number 11 in Chhattisgarh, in Surguja district, and one of the segments of the Surguja Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Poorv Sainik Ramkumar Toppo of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 50.4% of the vote, 17,160 votes ahead of Amarjeet Bhagat (INC).
- 01Poorv Sainik Ramkumar ToppoBJP83,08850.36%
- 02Amarjeet BhagatINC65,92839.96%
- 03Santosh Kumar KhessIndependent3,2641.98%
- 04PriyankaAAP1,4640.89%
- 05Kamal Nath SinghHMR1,4560.88%
- 11 other candidates · 8,366 votesNOTA · 1,414 (0.86%)
Margin 17,160 votes · 10.40% of valid votes
All 16 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,64,980 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poorv Sainik Ramkumar ToppoMale · 31 yrs · ST | BJP | 83,088 | 50.36% |
| 2 | Amarjeet BhagatMale · 55 yrs · ST | INC | 65,928 | 39.96% |
| 3 | Santosh Kumar KhessMale · 34 yrs · ST | Independent | 3,264 | 1.98% |
| 4 | PriyankaFemale · 27 yrs · ST | AAP | 1,464 | 0.89% |
| 5 | Kamal Nath SinghMale · 66 yrs · ST | HMR | 1,456 | 0.88% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,414 | 0.86% |
| 6 | Jems ToppoMale · 46 yrs · ST | JCCJ | 1,254 | 0.76% |
| 7 | Shanti DeviFemale · 53 yrs · ST | Independent | 1,114 | 0.68% |
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| 8 | Ram KumarMale · 33 yrs · ST | Independent | 1,033 | 0.63% |
| 9 | Bipin Bihari PainkraMale · 33 yrs · ST | Independent | 939 | 0.57% |
| 10 | Ramkumar KindoMale · 42 yrs · ST | Independent | 743 | 0.45% |
| 11 | Balamdina NiralaFemale · 62 yrs · ST | Independent | 695 | 0.42% |
| 12 | Prakash KispottaMale · 30 yrs · ST | BSP | 641 | 0.39% |
| 13 | Nirmal KujurMale · 31 yrs · ST | BMUP | 612 | 0.37% |
| 14 | Anil MinjMale · 38 yrs · ST | Independent | 548 | 0.33% |
| 15 | Dr. Aajad BhagatMale · 68 yrs · ST | Independent | 424 | 0.26% |
| 16 | Francis EkkaMale · 28 yrs · ST | Independent | 363 | 0.22% |
The seat changed hands: INC won in 2018, BJP in 2023.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Sitapur result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amarjeet Bhagat (e) | INC | 86,670 | 56.56% |
| 2 | Professor Gopal Ram | BJP | 50,533 | 32.98% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,189 | 3.39% |
| 3 | Setram Bara | JCCJ | 2,495 | 1.63% |
| 4 | Shanti Prakash | Independent | 1,938 | 1.26% |
| 5 | Ashok Tirkey | AAP | 1,680 | 1.10% |
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| 6 | Munna Toppo | Independent | 1,629 | 1.06% |
| 7 | Vipin Bihari Paikara | Independent | 890 | 0.58% |
| 8 | Ramchandra Paikara | Independent | 876 | 0.57% |
| 9 | Jems Toppo | Independent | 500 | 0.33% |
| 10 | Gopal Ram Tigga | Independent | 452 | 0.29% |
| 11 | Gopal Ram Lakra | Independent | 371 | 0.24% |
Sitapur result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amarjeet Bhagat | INC | 70,217 | 49.61% |
| 2 | Raja Ram Bhagat | BJP | 52,362 | 36.99% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,996 | 4.24% |
| 3 | Ram Chandra Paikra | Independent | 3,887 | 2.75% |
| 4 | Ram Sai Bhagat | BSP | 3,297 | 2.33% |
| 5 | Stephan Lakra | Independent | 1,982 | 1.40% |
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| 6 | Balamdina Ekka | Independent | 1,402 | 0.99% |
| 7 | Sudhan Nagwanshi(khadadorn A) | Independent | 893 | 0.63% |
| 8 | Raj Kumar Ekka (amarjeet) | Independent | 785 | 0.55% |
| 9 | Deodatt Singh Paikra | Independent | 721 | 0.51% |
Sitapur result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amarjeet Bhagat | INC | 36,281 | 31.11% |
| 2 | Ganesh Ram Bhagat | BJP | 34,544 | 29.63% |
| 3 | Professor Gopalram | Independent | 24,295 | 20.84% |
| 4 | Raja Ram Tirkey | Independent | 6,423 | 5.51% |
| 5 | Prabhat Khalkho | Independent | 4,520 | 3.88% |
| 6 | Saurabh Bhagat | BSP | 2,272 | 1.95% |
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| 7 | Budhan Singh | Independent | 1,893 | 1.62% |
| 8 | Abhimanyu Singh Paikra | Independent | 1,013 | 0.87% |
| 9 | Kameshwar Paikra | Shiv Sena | 945 | 0.81% |
| 10 | Nohar Sai | Independent | 890 | 0.76% |
| 11 | Upendra Paikra | Independent | 875 | 0.75% |
| 12 | Gopal Budhram Urawn | Independent | 803 | 0.69% |
| 13 | J.l.minj (advocate) | Independent | 778 | 0.67% |
| 14 | Shirachand Ekka | JMM | 539 | 0.46% |
| 15 | Bhuneshwar Singh | SP | 533 | 0.46% |
Sitapur 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 Surguja district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Sitapur is one of the assembly segments of Surguja. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Surguja candidates.
- Shashi Singh KoramINC81,218 51.3%
- Chintamani MaharajBJP70,853 44.8%
- Sanjay KumarBSP1,865 1.2%
- Ramadhar SinghIndependent1,294 0.8%
- Dr. L. S. Uday SinghGGP456 0.3%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 10,365 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Sitapur.
Who won the Sitapur assembly seat in 2023?
Poorv Sainik Ramkumar Toppo of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Sitapur in the 2023 Chhattisgarh assembly election with 83,088 votes, which was 50.36% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Sitapur?
The margin was 17,160 votes (10.40% of valid votes). The runner-up was Amarjeet Bhagat of the Indian National Congress with 65,928 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Sitapur in 2023?
Turnout was 81.87%: 1,65,097 of 2,01,660 registered electors voted, across 245 polling stations. That is 0.5 points higher than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Sitapur part of?
Sitapur is an assembly segment of the Surguja Lok Sabha constituency in Chhattisgarh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Shashi Singh Koram got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Sitapur a reserved constituency?
Yes. Sitapur 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 Sitapur?
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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- Gram panchayat list, SurgujaEvery block, panchayat and village (LGD)
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- 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