Chaitram Atami

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Chaitram Atami (born 1976) [1] is an Indian politician from Chhattisgarh. He is an MLA from Dantewada Assembly constituency, which is a reserved constituency for Scheduled Tribes community, in Dantewada District. He won the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party. [2] [3]

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Early life and education

Atami is from Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. His father, Bosa Atami, is a farmer. He passed Class 12 through open school stream in 2013 at Chhattisgarh State Open School, Raipur. [1]

Career

Atami won from Dantewada Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election. He polled 57,739 votes and defeated his nearest rival, K. Chavindra Mahendra Karma of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 16,803 votes. [4] [5] [6]

He was part of the Salwa Judum, an armed anti insurgency militia created by the local leaders as a resistance force against the Naxalites in the affected Bastar region. After the Supreme Court of India declared Salwa Judum (Peace March) as unconstitutional, many of these leaders joined political parties. Atami too joined BJP. [7]

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  2. ↑ Live, A. B. P. (3 December 2023). "Dantewara Election Result 2023 Live: Bjp Candidate Chaitram Atami Wins From Dantewara". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Dantewada assembly election result 2023: BJP's Chaitram Atami defeats Congress's Chhavindra Karma and CPI's Bhimsen Mandavi". The Times of India. 3 December 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "Chaitram Atami, BJP Candidate from Dantewada Assembly Election 2024 Seat: Electoral History & Political Journey, Winning or Losing - News18 Assembly Election 2024 Result News". www.news18.com. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Dantewara (ST) assembly election results 2023: Dantewara (ST) Winning Candidates List and Vote Share". India Today. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Chaitram Atami , BJP Election Results LIVE: Latest Updates On Chaitram Atami , Assembly Election Constituency Seat". ndtv.com. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "Can't End Naxal Menace But…': What's the Game plan of Salwa Judum Leaders in the Fray in Chhattisgarh?". News18. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
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