# Bastar Lok Sabha constituency

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, Bastar Lok Sabha seat has 8 assembly seats as its segments. Bastar seat is composed of the following assembly segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading (in 2024) |
| 83 | Kondagaon (ST) | Kondagaon | Lata Usendi | BJP | BJP |
| 84 | Narayanpur (ST) | Narayanpur | Kedar Nath Kashyap | BJP | BJP |
| 85 | Bastar (ST) | Bastar | Lakheshwar Baghel | INC | INC |
| 86 | Jagdalpur | Bastar | Kiran Singh Deo | BJP | BJP |
| 87 | Chitrakot (ST) | Bastar | Vinayak Goyal | BJP | BJP |
| 88 | Dantewara (ST) | Dantewada | Chaitram Atami | BJP | BJP |
| 89 | Bijapur (ST) | Bijapur | Vikram Mandavi | INC | INC |
| 90 | Konta (ST) | Sukma | Kawasi Lakhma | INC | BJP |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| 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 |
| 2024 | Mahesh Kashyap | Bharatiya Janata Party |
^ by poll

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general election: Bastar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Mahesh Kashyap | 458,398 | 45.50 | 5.67 |
| | INC | Kawasi Lakhma | 4,03,153 | 40.02 | 4.08 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 36,758 | 3.65 | 0.91 |
| | CPI | Phool Singh Kachlam | 35,887 | 3.56 | 0.65 |
| | BSP | Aaytu Ram Mandavi | 19,647 | 1.95 | 1.39 |
| | GGP | Tikam Nagavanshi | 3,042 | 0.30 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55,245 | 5.48 | 1.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,08,923 | 68.46 | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Bastar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Deepak Baij | 402,527 | 44.10 | 10.14 |
| | BJP | Baiduram Kashyap | 3,63,545 | 39.83 | 10.28 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 41,667 | 4.56 | 0.48 |
| | CPI | Ramu Ram Maurya | 38,395 | 4.21 | 0.19 |
| | BSP | Aaytu Ram Mandavi | 30,449 | 3.34 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38,982 | 4.27 | 11.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,13,761 | 66.26 | 6.94 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | | |

### General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Bastar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Dinesh Kashyap | 385,829 | 50.11 | 2.66 |
| | INC | Deepak Karma (Bunty) | 2,61,470 | 33.96 | 1.22 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 38,772 | 5.04 | N/A |
| | CPI | Bimala Sori | 33,883 | 4.40 | 3.83 |
| | AAP | Soni Sori | 16,903 | 2.20 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,24,359 | 16.15 | 1.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,69,972 | 59.32 | 8.74 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### Bypoll 2011

Bye-election, 2011: Bastar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Dinesh Kashyap | 286,691 | 47.45 | 3.29 |
| | INC | Kawasi Lakhma | 1,97,807 | 32.74 | 6.34 |
| | CPI | Rama Sodhi | 49,727 | 8.23 | 5.66 |
| | IND | Kawasi Lakhma | 32,969 | 5.46 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 88,884 | 14.71 | 3.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,04,245 | 50.58 | 3.25 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### General election 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Bastar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Baliram Kashyap | 249,373 | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,00,262 | 17.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,64,711 | 47.33 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |