| Bijapur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 89 for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Bijapur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bastar |
| Established | 2003 |
| Total electors | 169,457 [1] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Vikram Mandavi | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Mahesh Gagda |
Bijapur is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India. [2]
It is part of Bijapur district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |||
| 1952 | Hira Shah | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | B. R. Pambhoi | ||
| 1962 | Hira Shah | ||
| 1967 | D. S. K. Shah | Independent politician | |
| 1972 | Kistaiya Papaiya | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Mahadev Ayatoo Ram | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Mahadeo Rana | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Shishu Pal Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Rajendra Pambhoi | ||
| 1993 | Rajaram Todem | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1998 | Rajendra Pambhoi | Indian National Congress | |
| Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |||
| 2003 [3] | Rajendra Pambhoi | Indian National Congress | |
| 2008 [4] | Mahesh Gagda | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013 [5] | |||
| 2018 [6] | Vikram Mandavi | Indian National Congress | |
| 2023 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Vikram Mandavi | 35,739 | 43.84 | −12.08 | |
| BJP | Mahesh Gagda | 33,033 | 40.52 | +12.02 | |
| BSP | Ajay Kudiyam | 1,968 | 2.41 | ||
| JCC | Ramdhar Jurri | 1,964 | 2.41 | −1.03 | |
| Hamar Raj Party | Ashok Talandi | 1,872 | 2.3 | ||
| Independent | Jyoti Dhuruva | 1,261 | 1.55 | ||
| CPI | Laxmi Narayan Portek | 1,173 | 1.44 | ||
| Independent | Arjun Gote | 877 | 1.08 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,628 | 4.45 | −1.53 | |
| Majority | 2,706 | 3.32 | −24.10 | ||
| Turnout | 81,515 | 48.10 | −0.80 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Vikram Mandavi | 44,011 | 55.92 | ||
| BJP | Mahesh Gagda | 22,427 | 28.50 | ||
| JCC | Chandraiya Sakni | 2,696 | 3.43 | ||
| Independent | Harish Pambhoi | 2,004 | 2.55 | ||
| SP | Santosh Punem | 999 | 1.27 | ||
| AAP | Tripat Yalam | 942 | 1.20 | ||
| Independent | James Kudiyam | 920 | 1.17 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 4,703 | 5.98 | ||
| Majority | 21,584 | 27.42 | |||
| Turnout | 77,986 | 48.90 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||