Bastar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 11 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Chhattisgarh state in central India. This Lok Sabha constituency is reserved for the Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates.
Assembly segments
Like most other Lok Sabha seats in MP and Chhattisgarh, with few seats like Durg (which has nine assembly segments under it) being exceptions, BastarLok Sabha seat has 8 assembly seats as its segments. Bastar seat is composed of the following assembly segments:
| Constituency number |
Name |
Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
District |
| 83 |
Kondagaon |
ST |
Kondagaon |
| 84 |
Narayanpur |
ST |
Narayanpur |
| 85 |
Bastar |
ST |
Bastar |
| 86 |
Jagdalpur |
None |
Bastar |
| 87 |
Chitrakot |
ST |
Bastar |
| 88 |
Dantewara |
ST |
Dantewada |
| 89 |
Bijapur |
ST |
Bijapur |
| 90 |
Konta |
ST |
Sukma |
Members of Parliament[edit]
| 1952 |
Muchaki Kosa |
Independent |
| 1957 |
Surti Kistaiya |
Indian National Congress |
| 1962 |
Lakhmu Bhawani |
Independent |
| 1967 |
Jhadoo Ram Sunder Lal |
Independent |
| 1971 |
Lambodar Baliar |
Independent |
| 1977 |
Drig Pal Shah |
Janata Party |
| 1980 |
Laxman Karma |
Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 |
Manku Ram Sodhi |
Indian National Congress |
| 1989 |
Manku Ram Sodhi |
Indian National Congress |
| 1991 |
Manku Ram Sodhi |
Indian National Congress |
| 1996 |
Mahendra Karma |
Independent |
| 1998 |
Baliram Kashyap |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 |
Baliram Kashyap |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 |
Baliram Kashyap |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 |
Baliram Kashyap |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2011^ |
Dinesh Kashyap |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 |
Dinesh Kashyap |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 |
Deepak Baij |
Indian National Congress |
^ by poll
Election results
General election 2019
2019 Indian general elections: Bastar
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
|
INC |
Deepak Baij |
4,02,527 |
44.10 |
|
|
BJP |
Baiduram Kashyap |
3,63,545 |
39.83 |
|
|
NOTA |
None of the Above |
41,667 |
4.56 |
|
|
CPI |
Ramu Ram Maurya |
38,395 |
4.21 |
|
|
BSP |
Aaytu Ram Mandavi |
30,449 |
3.34 |
|
| Majority |
38,982 |
4.27 |
|
| Turnout |
9,13,761 |
66.26 |
|
|
INC gain from BJP |
Swing |
|
|
General election 2014[edit]
2014 Indian general elections: Bastar
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
|
BJP |
Dinesh Kashyap |
3,85,829 |
50.11 |
|
|
INC |
Deepak Karma (Bunty) |
2,61,470 |
33.96 |
|
|
NOTA |
None of the Above |
38,772 |
5.04 |
|
|
CPI |
Bimala Sori |
33,883 |
4.40 |
|
|
AAP |
Soni Sori |
16,903 |
2.20 |
|
| Majority |
1,24,359 |
16.15 |
|
| Turnout |
7,69,972 |
59.32 |
|
|
BJP hold |
Swing |
|
|
Bypoll 2011
Bye-election, 2011: Bastar
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
|
BJP |
Dinesh Kashyap |
2,86,691 |
47.45 |
|
|
INC |
Kawasi Lakhma |
1,97,807 |
32.74 |
|
|
CPI |
Rama Sodhi |
49,727 |
8.23 |
|
|
IND |
Kawasi Lakhma |
32,969 |
5.46 |
|
| Majority |
88,884 |
14.71 |
|
| Turnout |
6,04,245 |
50.58 |
|
|
BJP hold |
Swing |
|
|
General election 2009
2009 Indian general elections: Bastar
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
|
BJP |
Baliram Kashyap |
2,49,373 |
44.16 |
|
|
INC |
Shankar Sodi |
1,49,111 |
26.40 |
|
|
CPI |
Manish Kunjam |
78,420 |
13.89 |
|
|
BSP |
Aytu Ram Mandavi |
35,098 |
6.21 |
|
| Majority |
1,00,262 |
17.75 |
|
| Turnout |
5,64,711 |
47.33 |
|
|
BJP hold |
Swing |
|
|
