Bastar
Assembly seat no. 85 in Chhattisgarh · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2008.
Chhattisgarh also has a Lok Sabha constituency called BASTAR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 5 results.
Winner, 2023
Baghel Lakheshwar
INC
Elections held
4
2008–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 4
Margin, 2023
6,434
4.51% of valid votes
Result, 2023
Runner-up
BJPManiram Kashyap
- Votes
- 61,967
- Vote share
- 43.41%
- Behind by
- 6,434
Electors
1,67,919
Total votes polled
1,42,742
Valid votes
1,42,742
NOTA votes
2,738
1.92% of votes polled
Turnout
85.0%
Full result, 2023
8 candidates · 1,42,742 valid votes
Baghel LakheshwarINCwon
68,401
47.9%
Maniram KashyapBJP
61,967
43.4%
Jagmohan BaghelAAAP
2,551
1.8%
Sonsay KashyapJCCJ
1,933
1.4%
Ramdhar BaghelBSP
1,751
1.2%
Lakheshwar KashyapHMR
1,379
1.0%
Shivram NagSRVADID
1,250
0.9%
Phulkunwar BaghelCPI
772
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Baghel Lakheshwar | INC | 68,401 | 47.92% | Maniram Kashyap | 6,434 |
| 2018 | BAGHEL LAKHESHWAR | INC | 74,378 | 58.01% | DR. SUBHAU KASHYAP | 33,471 |
| 2013 | BAGHEL LAKHESHWAR | INC | 57,942 | 50.59% | DR.SUBHAOO KASHYAP | 19,168 |
| 2008 | DR SUBHAU KASHYAP | BJP | 39,991 | 41.17% | LAKHESHWAR BAGHEL | 1,201 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above