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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 85 · 2013Reserved (ST)

Bastar

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Winner — 2013

BAGHEL LAKHESHWAR
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 50.6%BJP 33.9%6 others 15.6%
Votes
57,942
50.6% share
Winning margin
19,168
16.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
84.3%
of 1,35,903

Bastar is a safe seat — BAGHEL LAKHESHWAR won by 16.7%.

Seat history

1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.13 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2008 vs 2013

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BAGHEL LAKHESHWAR
INC
INC (UPA)
57,94250.6%
2
DR.SUBHAOO KASHYAP
BJP
NDA
38,77433.9%
—
NOTA
NOTA
5,5294.8%
4
MANSINGH KASHYAP
CPI
3,3602.9%
5
JAGMOHAN BAGHEL
BSP
BSP
2,8522.5%
6
DAMRU MOURYA
IND
2,4192.1%
7
BALDEV MANJHI
BHDC
2,2331.9%
8
MADHU MOURYA
SP
Samajwadi Party
1,4261.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (9th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
16.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 1.2% · max 26.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
9th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
16th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.6%BJP 33.9%OTH 10.7%NOTA 4.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.13 Cr

A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,13,199
Density
135 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,470 km²
SC population2.7%
ST population65.9%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.4%Other 6.2%Other 3.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.0%
Electricity51.4%
Sanitation20.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births63.5%
Children fully vaccinated57.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.1%
Children underweight (under 5)45.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.2%
Women literate52.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.3%
Clean cooking fuel31.6%
Health insurance69.3%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bastar Craft🏺Bell Metal (Dhokra)🏺Tamarind
Mahadeo temple

Mahadeo temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Mahadeo temple

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