Bastar is a Lok Sabha / Parliamentary constituency in South Chhattisgarh of Chhattisgarh and is located in Central India. Bastar Lok Sabha is reserved for Scheduled Tribe.
It is a Rural constituency with an approximate literacy rate of 48.56%. There are 12,98,083 voters of which 6,32,842 are male and 6,65,241 are female and 0 voters of the third gender.
Dinesh Kashyap of BJP (alliance: NDA) won in this seat defeating INC. BJP polled 3,85,829 of the total of 7,69,913 votes polled. BJP won the seat in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections.
Bastar goes to the polls in the 1st phase of the 2019 General Elections to choose the 17th Lok Sabha on Thursday, April 11, 2019. The election results for the seat are scheduled for Thursday, May 23, 2019.
The voter turnout in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections was 59.32%.
| Constituency Data (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. | 10 |
| Total Assembly Segments | 8 |
| Reservation for | Scheduled Tribe |
| Number of Voters | 12,98,083 |
| Number of Male Voters | 6,32,842 |
| Number of Female Voters | 6,65,241 |
| Results | 2014 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | BJP | BJP |
| Turnout % | 59.32% | 47.34% |
| Margin of Victory | 1,24,359 | 1,00,262 |
| Margin of Victory % | 16.15% | 17.75% |
| Results | 2014 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | BJP | BJP |
| Turnout % | 59.32% | 47.34% |
| Margin of Victory | 1,24,359 | 1,00,262 |
| Margin of Victory % | 16.15% | 17.75% |
| Party | Votes Polled | Votes % | CANDIDATE NAME |
|---|---|---|---|
| INC | 402527 | 44.10% | Deepak BaijWinner |
| BJP | 363545 | 39.83% | Baidu Ram Kashyap |
| NOTA | 41667 | 4.56% | Nota |
| CPI | 38395 | 4.21% | Ramu Ram Mourya |
| BSP | 30449 | 3.34% | Aaytu Ram Mandavi |
| SHS | 13930 | 1.53% | Suresh Kawasi |
| APOI | 12421 | 1.36% | Paneesh Prasad Nag |
| ASKP | 9912 | 1.09% | Mangalaram Karma |
