Dantewara Assembly constituency
{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh State, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Dantewara
| mla = Chaitram Atarmi
| party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| alliance = {{legend2|#FF6644|NDA|border=solid 1px #000}}
| latest_election_year = 2023
| preceded_by = Devati Karma
| state = Chhattisgarh
| division = Bastar
| district = Dantewada
| loksabha_cons = Bastar
| established = 1951
| reservation = ST
| electors = {{formatnum:192806}}{{cite web |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/mp-legislative-election-2023-statistical-report |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2023 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=26 January 2023 |url-access=limited}}{{update after|2029|1}}
| type = SLA
| constituency_no = 88
}}
Dantewara (also known as Dantewada) is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.{{cite web |url=https://ceochhattisgarh.nic.in/en/new-maps-assembly-constituency |title=New Maps of Assembly Constituency |website=ceochhattisgarh.nic.in |accessdate= 3 February 2021}}
It is part of Dantewada district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| class="sortable wikitable"
!Election !Name ! colspan="2" | Party |
| colspan=4|Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
|---|
| 1952
|Boda{{Efn|No Reservation in 1952|group=}} |{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} |
| 1957
|Sheoram |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1962
|Lachhu |{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)|rowspan=2}} |
| 1967
|R. Boti |
| 1972
|Lakshman Karma |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1977
|Sukuldhar Bhawani |{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} |
| 1980
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}} |
| 1985
|Lakshman Karma |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1990
|Barsa Dularam |{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India|rowspan=2}} |
| 1993
|Nandaram Sori |
| 1998
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| colspan=4|Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly |
| 2003
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 2008
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |
| 2013
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 2018
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |
| 2019{{efn|by-poll}}
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 2023
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |
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Election results
= 2023 =
{{Election box begin | title=2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election: Dantewada}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = Chaitram Atami
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 57,739
|percentage = 42.92
|change = +9.04
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Chhavindra Karma|party=Indian National Congress|votes=40,936|percentage=30.43|change=-13.21}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Bhimsen Mandavi|party=Communist Party of India|votes=9,217|percentage=6.85|change=+0.17}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Balloo Ram Bhawani|party=Aam Aadmi Party|votes=7,202|percentage=5.35|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Keshav Netam|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|votes=5,427|percentage=4.03|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Amulkar Nag|party=Independent politician|votes=3,248|percentage=2.41|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Bela Telam|party=Janta Congress Chhattisgarh|votes=2,143|percentage=1.59|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=None of the Above|party=None of the above|votes=8,620|percentage=6.41|change=+1.37}}
{{Election box majority|votes=16,803|percentage=12.49|change=+2.73}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=134,532|percentage=69.78|change=+9.13}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2019 =
{{Election box begin | title=Bye-Election, 2019: Dantewara}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = Devati Karma
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 50,028
|percentage = 43.64
|change ={{increase}}10.22
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Ojasvi Bhima Mandavi
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 38,836
|percentage = 33.88
|change = {{increase}}2.37
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Bhimsen Mandavi
|party = Communist Party of India
|votes = 7,664
|percentage = 6.68
|change = {{decrease}}4.05
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = None of the Above
|party = None of the above
|votes = 5,779
|percentage = 5.04
|change = {{decrease}}3.70
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 11,192
|percentage = 9.76
|change = {{increase}}7.85
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,14,617
|percentage = 60.65
|change = {{increase}}0.01
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2018 =
{{Election box begin | title=2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election: Dantewara{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/9643-statistical-data-of-general-election-to-chhatisgarh-assembly/ |title=Statistical data of General Election to Chhatisgarh Assembly - 2018 |website=Election Commission of India |accessdate= 3 February 2021}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = Bhima Mandavi
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 37,990
|percentage = 33.42
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Devati Karma
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 35,818
|percentage = 31.51
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Nanda Ram Sori
|party = Communist Party of India
|votes = 12,195
|percentage = 10.73
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Keshav Netam
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 6,119
|percentage = 5.38
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Baloo Ram Bhawani
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|votes = 4,903
|percentage = 4.31
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Jaya Kashyap
|party = Independent politician
|votes = 3,555
|percentage = 3.13
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Sudhru Ram Kunjam
|party = Bhartiya Panchyat Party
|votes = 3,154
|percentage = 2.77
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = None of the Above
|party = None of the above
|votes = 9,929
|percentage = 8.74
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 2,172
|percentage = 1.91
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 113,599
|percentage = 60.64
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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{{Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh}}
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