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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 31 · 2023

Beltara

Winner — 2023

Sushant Shukla
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 48.3%INC 38.0%21 others 13.8%
Votes
79,528
48.3% share
Winning margin
16,963
10.3% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
66.2%
of 2,48,729

A clear win with a 10.3% margin.

Seat history

4 of 22 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.24 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

23 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Sushant Shukla
BJP (NDA)
79,52848.3%
2
Vijay Kesharwani
62,56538.0%
3
Engg. Ramkumar Suryawanshi
15,1189.2%
4
Madhoram Kewat
IND
1,0940.7%
5
Rakesh Yadav
9570.6%
6
Vishambhar Gulhare Advocate
7270.4%
7
Gautam Prasad Sahu
IND
6630.4%
8
Naveen Kumar Sahu
IND
6330.4%
NOTA
NOTA
5870.4%
10
Anand Ram Sahu
HMR
4220.3%
11
Lakshman Pathak
IND
4160.3%
12
Ashwani Kumar Dubey
IND
3710.2%
13
Dhanendra Chandravanshi
IND
2960.2%
14
Khorbahra Ram Sahu
IND
2080.1%
15
Harish Kumar Kurre
APoI
1960.1%
16
Arun Tiwari
IND
1450.1%
17
Paras Ram Yadav
IND
1300.1%
18
Heera Lal Sahu
BSCP
1220.1%
19
Rajkumar Satnami
RJsbhP
1160.1%
20
Prahlad Kumar Yadav
IND
1120.1%
21
Mukesh Kumar Chandrakar
IND
1090.1%
22
Vikas Kumar Dhiwar
IND
1030.1%
23
Hari Shankar Kushwaha
NYP
1000.1%

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

Low turnout (82nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
10.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.1% · min 4.3% · max 10.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
82nd of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
80th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.3%INC 38.0%BSP 9.2%OTH 4.2%NOTA 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/22

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.24 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,63,629
Density
322 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,272 km²
SC population20.8%
ST population18.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.4%Other 4.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.7%
Electricity84.4%
Sanitation27.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.4%
Children fully vaccinated52.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.7%
Children underweight (under 5)28.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.5%
Women literate72.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.2%
Health insurance60.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Black Rice🏺Groundnuts

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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