Keshkal Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2023
Neelkanth Tekam
Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023 — results
Winner
Neelkanth Tekam
votes
77,438
Margin
5,560(3.3%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Neelkanth Tekam✓ WinnerBJP77,43845.39%
- 2Sant Ram NetamINC71,87842.13%
- 3NOTA4,3352.54%
- 4Jugal Kishor BodhAAPDeposit lost4,2162.47%
- 5Sonsingh MarapiAmbedkarite Party Of IndiaDeposit lost3,0481.79%
- 6Shiv Kumar GangwalHamar Raj PartyDeposit lost2,5091.47%
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- 7Akshay Kumar NagRashtriya Jansabha PartyDeposit lost1,8291.07%
- 8Santosh Kumar MandaviINDDeposit lost1,6860.99%
- 9Jivan Lal MatlamSarv Adi DalDeposit lost1,3920.82%
- 10Dinesh Kumar Markam S/o Sopsingh MarkamCPIDeposit lost1,2310.72%
- 11Dinesh Kumar Markam S/o Darbari Ram MarkamBSPDeposit lost1,0420.61%
Deposit lost: 8 of 10 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
- 2,07,062
- Votes cast
- 1,70,772
- Turnout
- 82.47%
- Polling stations
- 290
incl. service voters
incl. 1,615 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women82.2%
87,273 of 1,06,236 voted on EVMs
Men81.2%
81,882 of 1,00,823 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 3; 2 voted.
- Candidates10
- Lost deposit8
- NOTA4,335
- Valid votes1,66,269
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Keshkal?
Neelkanth Tekam (BJP) won Keshkal in the Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023 with 77,438 votes.
What was the winning margin in Keshkal?
Neelkanth Tekam defeated Sant Ram Netam (INC) by 5,560 votes.
What was the turnout in Keshkal in 2023?
82.47% — 1,70,772 of 2,07,062 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 82.2%, men's 81.2%.
How many voters does Keshkal have?
2,07,062 electors at the 2023 election — 1,00,823 men, 1,06,236 women, 3 third gender (service voters included), and 290 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Keshkal?
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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