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Kurud Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Kurud? — Ajay Chandrakar (BJP), who won the Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023 by 8,090 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2023

Ajay Chandrakar

BJP
Margin: 8,090Comfortable win

Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023 — results

Winner

Ajay Chandrakar

BJPComfortable win

votes

94,712

Margin

8,090(4.3%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Ajay Chandrakar · BJPTarni Neelam Chandrakar · INC
94,71286,622
Candidate (16)votes
  1. 1Ajay Chandrakar✓ WinnerBJP94,71250.07%
  2. 2Tarni Neelam ChandrakarINC86,62245.79%
  3. 3NOTA2,7561.46%
  4. 4Sanjay ChandrakarINDDeposit lost1,8450.98%
  5. 5Khilawan Prasad SahuBhartiya Shakti Chetna PartyDeposit lost6600.35%
  6. 6Tejeshwar Kumar KurreJanta Congress Chhattisgarh (j)Deposit lost5580.29%
See all candidates (+10)
  1. 7Lalchand PatelBSPDeposit lost3950.21%
  2. 8Mohan Sahu BagaudINDDeposit lost3560.19%
  3. 9Neelmani NishadINDDeposit lost3530.19%
  4. 10Parmeshwar JangadeINDDeposit lost2030.11%
  5. 11Prem Singh DhruwHamar Raj PartyDeposit lost2000.11%
  6. 12Bhuneshwer Sahu BelaodiINDDeposit lost1540.08%
  7. 13Basant Kumar SahuJohar Chhattisgarh PartyDeposit lost1300.07%
  8. 14Tomesh KumarINDDeposit lost800.04%
  9. 15Jayant SahuINDDeposit lost670.04%
  10. 16Chandrahas SahuINDDeposit lost630.03%
Total votes1,89,154

Deposit lost: 13 of 15 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
2,08,888

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,89,190

incl. 1,054 postal

Turnout
90.57%
Polling stations
237

Turnout of men and women

Women89.9%

93,698 of 1,04,195 voted on EVMs

Men90.2%

94,437 of 1,04,691 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 2; 1 voted.

  • Candidates15 (1 women)
  • Lost deposit13
  • NOTA2,756
  • Valid votes1,86,398

Women candidates: Tarni Neelam Chandrakar

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Kurud?

Ajay Chandrakar (BJP) won Kurud in the Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023 with 94,712 votes.

What was the winning margin in Kurud?

Ajay Chandrakar defeated Tarni Neelam Chandrakar (INC) by 8,090 votes.

What was the turnout in Kurud in 2023?

90.57% — 1,89,190 of 2,08,888 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 89.9%, men's 90.2%.

How many voters does Kurud have?

2,08,888 electors at the 2023 election — 1,04,691 men, 1,04,195 women, 2 third gender (service voters included), and 237 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Kurud?

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