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Bilha Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Bilha? — Dharam Lal Kaushik (BJP), who won the Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023 by 8,957 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.
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MLA · 2023

Dharam Lal Kaushik

BJP
Margin: 8,957Comfortable win

Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023 — results

Winner

Dharam Lal Kaushik

BJPComfortable win

votes

1,00,346

Margin

8,957(4.2%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Dharam Lal Kaushik · BJPSiyaram Kaushik · INC
1,00,34691,389
Candidate (24)votes
  1. 1Dharam Lal Kaushik✓ WinnerBJP1,00,34646.93%
  2. 2Siyaram KaushikINC91,38942.74%
  3. 3Jasbir Singh ChawlaAAPDeposit lost5,3072.48%
  4. 4Hemchand MiriBSPDeposit lost4,1661.95%
  5. 5Shivnarayan DhruwHamar Raj PartyDeposit lost3,0911.45%
  6. 6Neha BhartiJanta Congress Chhattisgarh (j)Deposit lost1,8180.85%
See all candidates (+18)
  1. 7Kalesar BarmateINDDeposit lost1,2380.58%
  2. 8DevprasadINDDeposit lost1,1360.53%
  3. 9Santosh Kumar SahuJohar Chhattisgarh PartyDeposit lost1,1230.53%
  4. 10NOTA5470.26%
  5. 11Uday Shankar BhargavaINDDeposit lost5440.25%
  6. 12Rajpal TandanINDDeposit lost4090.19%
  7. 13Ranjeet BanjareINDDeposit lost4020.19%
  8. 14Shyam Sundar KaushikBhartiya Shakti Chetna PartyDeposit lost4000.19%
  9. 15Pavan Raj MasihINDDeposit lost3710.17%
  10. 16Shyamlal BurmanINDDeposit lost2220.1%
  11. 17Aradhna MitraPeoples Party Of India (democratic)Deposit lost2170.1%
  12. 18Dhaniram YadavSPDeposit lost2050.1%
  13. 19Parmanand MahantJanata CongressDeposit lost1750.08%
  14. 20Nirmal Kumar DiwakarPrabuddha Republican PartyDeposit lost1730.08%
  15. 21Jageshvar SoniNational Youth PartyDeposit lost1550.07%
  16. 22Surendra Kumar ManuINDDeposit lost1520.07%
  17. 23Rajesh Kumar SharmaINDDeposit lost1230.06%
  18. 24Suraj Kumar AnantINDDeposit lost1110.05%
Total votes2,13,820

Deposit lost: 21 of 23 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
3,06,473

incl. service voters

Votes cast
2,13,875

incl. 1,026 postal

Turnout
69.79%
Polling stations
320

Turnout of men and women

Women68.5%

1,04,149 of 1,52,102 voted on EVMs

Men70.4%

1,08,696 of 1,54,359 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 12; 4 voted.

  • Candidates23 (2 women)
  • Lost deposit21
  • NOTA547
  • Valid votes2,13,273

Women candidates: Neha Bharti, Aradhna Mitra

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Bilha?

Dharam Lal Kaushik (BJP) won Bilha in the Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023 with 1,00,346 votes.

What was the winning margin in Bilha?

Dharam Lal Kaushik defeated Siyaram Kaushik (INC) by 8,957 votes.

What was the turnout in Bilha in 2023?

69.79% — 2,13,875 of 3,06,473 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 68.5%, men's 70.4%.

How many voters does Bilha have?

3,06,473 electors at the 2023 election — 1,54,359 men, 1,52,102 women, 12 third gender (service voters included), and 320 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Bilha?

The last general election was completed in December 2023. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2028; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.

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