| Tapkara | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| Established | 2003 |
| Abolished | 2008 [1] |
| Total electors | 117,163 |
Tapkara Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in the India state of Chhattisgarh.
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Bharat Sai | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Bharat Sai | 42,213 | 48.43% | New | |
| INC | Mohan Sai | 28,622 | 32.84% | New | |
| Independent | Jolpholhem | 8,284 | 9.50% | New | |
| BSP | Theodor | 3,982 | 4.57% | New | |
| NCP | Meghnath Sai | 2,234 | 2.56% | New | |
| JMM | Parmanand | 1,823 | 2.09% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 13,591 | 15.59% | |||
| Turnout | 87,158 | 74.39% | |||
| Registered electors | 117,163 | ||||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||