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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 82 · 2023Reserved (ST)

Keshkal (ST)

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Winner — 2023

Neelkanth Tekam
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 45.3%INC 42.1%9 others 12.6%
Votes
77,438
45.4% share
Winning margin
5,560
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
82.5%
of 2,07,062

A closely fought contest. Neelkanth Tekam won with a 3.3% margin.

Seat history

0 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Neelkanth Tekam
BJP
BJP (NDA)
77,43845.4%
2
Sant Ram Netam
INC
71,87842.1%
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NOTA
NOTA
4,3352.5%
4
Jugal Kishor Bodh
AAP
4,2162.5%
5
Sonsingh Marapi
APoI
3,0481.8%
6
Shiv Kumar Gangwal
HMR
2,5091.5%
7
Akshay Kumar Nag
RJsbhP
1,8291.1%
8
Santosh Kumar Mandavi
IND
1,6861.0%
9
Jivan Lal Matlam
SRVADID
1,3920.8%
10
Dinesh Kumar Markam S/o Sopsingh Markam
CPI
1,2310.7%
11
Dinesh Kumar Markam S/o Darbari Ram Markam
BSP
1,0420.6%

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

Average turnout (28th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.5% · min 3.3% · max 11.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
28th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.5%
lowerhigher
9th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.4%INC 42.1%OTH 9.9%NOTA 2.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.14 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?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bastar Craft🏺Bell Metal (Dhokra)🏺Tamarind
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Brick mounds

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Brick mounds

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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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