Dantewada Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2023
Chaitram Atami
Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023 — results
Winner
Chaitram Atami
votes
57,739
Margin
16,803(12.5%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Chaitram Atami✓ WinnerBJP57,73942.92%
- 2Chhavindra KarmaINC40,93630.43%
- 3Bhimsen MandaviCPIDeposit lost9,2176.85%
- 4NOTA8,6206.41%
- 5Balloo Ram BhawaniAAPDeposit lost7,2025.35%
- 6Keshav NetamBSPDeposit lost5,4274.03%
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- 7Amulkar NagINDDeposit lost3,2482.41%
- 8Bela TelamJanta Congress Chhattisgarh (j)Deposit lost2,1431.59%
Deposit lost: 5 of 7 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
- 1,92,806
- Votes cast
- 1,35,124
- Turnout
- 70.08%
- Polling stations
- 273
incl. service voters
incl. 647 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women69.3%
70,868 of 1,02,312 voted on EVMs
Men70.3%
63,609 of 90,493 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 1; 0 voted.
- Candidates7 (1 women)
- Lost deposit5
- NOTA8,620
- Valid votes1,25,912
Women candidates: Bela Telam
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Dantewada?
Chaitram Atami (BJP) won Dantewada in the Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023 with 57,739 votes.
What was the winning margin in Dantewada?
Chaitram Atami defeated Chhavindra Karma (INC) by 16,803 votes.
What was the turnout in Dantewada in 2023?
70.08% — 1,35,124 of 1,92,806 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 69.3%, men's 70.3%.
How many voters does Dantewada have?
1,92,806 electors at the 2023 election — 90,493 men, 1,02,312 women, 1 third gender (service voters included), and 273 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Dantewada?
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.
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