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Chhattisgarh · PC 10 · 2011 by-electionReserved (ST)

Bastar

Winner — 2011 by-election

BJP 47.4%INC 32.7%6 others 19.8%
Votes
2,86,691
47.5% share
Winning margin
88,884
14.7% of votes
Total votes cast
6,04,245
Candidates
8
Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Dinesh Kashyap
2,86,69147.5%
2
Kawasi Lakhma
1,97,80732.7%
3
Rama Sodhi
49,7278.2%
4
Kawasi Lakhma
IND
32,9695.5%
5
Dinesh Markam
IND
11,0311.8%
6
S.C. Mourya
CSMP
10,1991.7%
7
Dinesh Nag
IND
8,2141.4%
8
Dinesh Kashyap
IND
7,6071.3%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (8th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 4.3% · max 17.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
8th of 11

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.70
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 11

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.6%
lowerhigher
1st of 11

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.5%INC 32.7%CPI 8.2%IND 5.5%OTH 6.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Figures are for Bastar, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

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?

14 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bastar Craft🏺Bell Metal (Dhokra)🏺Millet Based Products🏺Minor Forest Produce - Tamarind🏺Tamarind🏷️Wooden CraftGI
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Bhairam Dev temple (Ardhanarishawara Image)

🏛️MonumentASI

Bhairam Dev temple (Ardhanarishawara Image)

Chandraditya temple

Chandraditya temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Chandraditya temple

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Danteswari Devi Temple with Bhairambaba Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Danteswari Devi Temple with Bhairambaba Temple

Ganesh statues

Ganesh statues

🏛️MonumentASI

Ganesh statues

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Kama Memorial or Urasgatta post

🏛️MonumentASI

Kama Memorial or Urasgatta post

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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