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Basna

Assembly seat no. 40 in Chhattisgarh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 2003.

OverviewElection History
2023BJP2018INC2013BJP2008INC2003BJP
Winner, 2008
DEVENDRA BAHADUR SINGH
INC
Elections held
5
2003–2023
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 5
Margin, 2008
15,907
11.45% of valid votes

Result, 2008

Winner
INCDEVENDRA BAHADUR SINGH
Votes
52,145
Vote share
37.55%
Margin
15,907
Runner-up
BJPPREMSHANKAR PATEL
Votes
36,238
Vote share
26.09%
Behind by
15,907
Electors
1,75,618
Total votes polled
1,38,877
Valid votes
1,38,877
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
79.1%

Full result, 2008

17 candidates · 1,38,877 valid votes

2008 election →
DEVENDRA BAHADUR SINGHINCwon
52,145
37.5%
PREMSHANKAR PATELBJP
36,238
26.1%
SARINDAR SINGH MANNUIND
24,987
18.0%
CHANDRAMANI PRADHANIND
7,005
5.0%
TRILOCHAN NAYAKBSP
5,501
4.0%
MILAKRAM NISHADIND
2,862
2.1%
NANDLALIND
1,778
1.3%
MANMOHAN DASIND
1,450
1.0%
SANT KUMAR PRADHANIND
1,414
1.0%
AJEET SINGH BEDISHS
996
0.7%
INDAL SAHUJCGP
960
0.7%
NITIYANAND PRADHANIND
960
0.7%

Showing the top 12 of 17. The full list is in the API.

Past results

Most recent 5 of 5 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
2023Sampat AgrawalBJP1,08,87157.80%Devendra Bahadur Singh36,793
2018DEVENDRA BAHADUR SINGHINC67,53538.50%SAMPAT AGRAWAL17,508
2013RUPKUMARI CHOUDHARYBJP77,13748.44%DEVENDRA BAHADUR SINGH6,239
2008DEVENDRA BAHADUR SINGHINC52,14537.55%PREMSHANKAR PATEL15,907
2003DR. TRIVIKRAM BHOIBJP29,38529.38%MAHENDRA BAHADUR SINGH2,403

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%24%48%72%96%20032008201320182023Turnout

Winning margin

0%5%11%16%22%20032008201320182023Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the Basna assembly constituency in 2023?

Sampat Agrawal (BJP) won Basna in 2023, by a margin of 36,793 votes.

Which party has won Basna the most times?

BJP, with 3 of the 5 wins recorded since 2003.

How many times has Basna gone to the polls?

5 times, from 2003 to 2023.

Who has won Basna the most times?

DEVENDRA BAHADUR SINGH, with 2 wins between 2008 and 2018.

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