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Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023

Bijapur Vidhan Sabha election result 2023

Vikram Mandavi (INC) won by 2,706 votes.

All candidates and votes

Winner

Vikram Mandavi

INCComfortable win

votes

35,739

Margin

2,706(3.3%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Vikram Mandavi · INCMahesh Gagda · BJP
35,73933,033
Candidate (9)votes
  1. 1Vikram Mandavi✓ WinnerINC35,73943.84%
  2. 2Mahesh GagdaBJP33,03340.52%
  3. 3NOTA3,6284.45%
  4. 4Ajay KudiyamBSPDeposit lost1,9682.41%
  5. 5Ramdhar JurriJanta Congress Chhattisgarh (j)Deposit lost1,9642.41%
  6. 6Ashok TalandiHamar Raj PartyDeposit lost1,8722.3%
See all candidates (+3)
  1. 7Jyoti DhuruvaINDDeposit lost1,2611.55%
  2. 8Laxmi Narayan PortekCPIDeposit lost1,1731.44%
  3. 9Arjun GoteINDDeposit lost8771.08%
Total votes81,515

Deposit lost: 6 of 8 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 — Assembly election 2023

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
1,69,457

incl. service voters

Votes cast
82,628

incl. 796 postal

Turnout
48.76%
Polling stations
245

Turnout of men and women

Women47.7%

41,854 of 87,734 voted on EVMs

Men48.9%

39,974 of 81,715 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 8; 4 voted.

  • Candidates8 (1 women)
  • Lost deposit6
  • NOTA3,628
  • Valid votes77,887

Women candidates: Jyoti Dhuruva

Frequently asked questions

Who won Bijapur in 2023?

Vikram Mandavi (INC) won with 35,739 votes, defeating Mahesh Gagda (BJP) by 2,706 votes.

How many votes were cast in Bijapur in 2023?

Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 81,515 votes in total.

What was the turnout in Bijapur in 2023?

48.76% — 82,628 of 1,69,457 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 47.7%, men's 48.9%.

How many voters does Bijapur have?

1,69,457 electors at the 2023 election — 81,715 men, 87,734 women, 8 third gender (service voters included), and 245 polling stations.

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