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Lok Sabha Election 2024

Bastar Lok Sabha election result 2024

Mahesh Kashyap (BJP) won by 55,245 votes.

All candidates and votes

Winner

Mahesh Kashyap

BJPComfortable win

votes

4,58,398

Margin

55,245(5.5%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Mahesh Kashyap · BJPKawasi Lakhma · INC
4,58,3984,03,153
Candidate (12)votes
  1. 1Mahesh Kashyap✓ WinnerBJP4,58,39845.5%
  2. 2Kawasi LakhmaINC4,03,15340.02%
  3. 3NOTA36,7583.65%
  4. 4Phulsingh KachlamCPIDeposit lost35,8873.56%
  5. 5Aytu Ram MandaviBSPDeposit lost19,6471.95%
  6. 6Sundar BaghelINDDeposit lost14,2071.41%
See all candidates (+6)
  1. 7Prakash Kumar GotaINDDeposit lost11,2451.12%
  2. 8Kanwal Singh BaghelRashtriya Jansabha PartyDeposit lost8,8000.87%
  3. 9Shivram NagSarv Adi DalDeposit lost8,2790.82%
  4. 10Narendra BurkaHamar Raj PartyDeposit lost4,3870.44%
  5. 11Jagdish NagAzad Janata PartyDeposit lost3,5920.36%
  6. 12Tikam NagwanshiGondvana Gantantra PartyDeposit lost3,0420.3%
Total votes10,07,395

Deposit lost: 9 of 11 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Lok Sabha election 2024

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
14,73,810

incl. service voters

Votes cast
10,08,923

incl. 3,321 postal

Turnout
68.46%
Polling stations
1,961

Turnout of men and women

Women67.7%

5,22,436 of 7,71,873 voted on EVMs

Men68.8%

4,83,145 of 7,01,885 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 52; 21 voted.

  • Candidates11
  • Lost deposit9
  • NOTA36,758
  • Valid votes9,70,637

Frequently asked questions

Who won Bastar in 2024?

Mahesh Kashyap (BJP) won with 4,58,398 votes, defeating Kawasi Lakhma (INC) by 55,245 votes.

How many votes were cast in Bastar in 2024?

Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 10,07,395 votes in total.

What was the turnout in Bastar in 2024?

68.46% — 10,08,923 of 14,73,810 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 67.7%, men's 68.8%.

How many voters does Bastar have?

14,73,810 electors at the 2024 election — 7,01,885 men, 7,71,873 women, 52 third gender (service voters included), and 1,961 polling stations.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer