Dantewara Assembly constituency

Dantewara
Constituency No. 88 for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionCentral India
StateChhattisgarh
DivisionBastar
DistrictDantewada
Lok Sabha constituencyBastar
Established1951
Total electors192,806
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Chaitram Atarmi
Party  BJP
Alliance  NDA
Elected year2023
Preceded byDevati Karma

Dantewara (also known as Dantewada) is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.

It is part of Dantewada district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Name Party
Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1952 Boda Manjhi Independent
1957 Sheoram Indian National Congress
1962 Lachhu Independent
1967 R. Boti
1972 Lakshman Karma Indian National Congress
1977 Sukuldhar Bhawani Janata Party
1980 Mahendra Karma Communist Party of India
1985 Lakshman Karma Indian National Congress
1990 Barsa Dularam Communist Party of India
1993 Nandaram Sori
1998 Mahendra Karma Indian National Congress
Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
2003 Mahendra Karma Indian National Congress
2008 Bhima Mandavi Bharatiya Janata Party
2013 Devati Karma Indian National Congress
2018 Bhima Mandavi Bharatiya Janata Party
2019^ Devati Karma Indian National Congress
2023 Chaitram Atami Bharatiya Janata Party
  1. ↑ No Reservation in 1952
  2. ↑ by-poll

Election results

2023

2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election: Dantewada
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Chaitram Atami 57,739 42.92 +9.04
INC Chhavindra Karma 40,936 30.43 −13.21
CPI Bhimsen Mandavi 9,217 6.85 +0.17
AAP Balloo Ram Bhawani 7,202 5.35
BSP Keshav Netam 5,427 4.03
Independent Amulkar Nag 3,248 2.41
JCC Bela Telam 2,143 1.59
NOTA None of the Above 8,620 6.41 +1.37
Majority 16,803 12.49 +2.73
Turnout 134,532 69.78 +9.13
BJP gain from INC Swing

2019

Bye-Election, 2019: Dantewara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Devati Karma 50,028 43.64 Increase10.22
BJP Ojasvi Bhima Mandavi 38,836 33.88 Increase2.37
CPI Bhimsen Mandavi 7,664 6.68 Decrease4.05
NOTA None of the Above 5,779 5.04 Decrease3.70
Majority 11,192 9.76 Increase7.85
Turnout 1,14,617 60.65 Increase0.01
INC gain from BJP Swing

2018

2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election: Dantewara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Bhima Mandavi 37,990 33.42
INC Devati Karma 35,818 31.51
CPI Nanda Ram Sori 12,195 10.73
BSP Keshav Netam 6,119 5.38
AAP Baloo Ram Bhawani 4,903 4.31
Independent Jaya Kashyap 3,555 3.13
Bhartiya Panchyat Party Sudhru Ram Kunjam 3,154 2.77
NOTA None of the Above 9,929 8.74
Majority 2,172 1.91
Turnout 113,599 60.64
BJP gain from INC Swing

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistical Report on General Election, 2023 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "New Maps of Assembly Constituency". ceochhattisgarh.nic.in. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "Statistical data of General Election to Chhatisgarh Assembly - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

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