Dantewara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Dantewara
Constituency
for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
DistrictDantewada
StateChhattisgarh
Electorate187,438[1][needs update]
Lok Sabha ConstituencyBastar
Current constituency
Seats1
PartyIndian National Congress
MLADevati Karma
ReservationST
Last election2019

Dantewara Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.[2]

It is part of Dantewada district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit]

Year Member Party
2018 Bhima Mandavi[1] Bharatiya Janata Party
2019[lower-alpha 1] Devati Karma Indian National Congress
  1. by-poll

Election results[edit]

2019[edit]

Bye-Election, 2019: Dantewara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Devati Karma 50,028
BJP Ojasvi Bhima Mandavi 38,836
CPI Bhimsen Mandavi 7,664
NOTA None of the Above 5,779
Majority
Turnout 1,14,617 60.65
INC gain from BJP Swing

2018[edit]

2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election: Dantewara[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP
INC
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
BJP hold Swing

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Statistical data of General Election to Chhatisgarh Assembly - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. "New Maps of Assembly Constituency". ceochhattisgarh.nic.in. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

Coordinates: 18°54′N 81°21′E / 18.9°N 81.35°E / 18.9; 81.35