Keshkal Assembly constituency

Keshkal
Constituency No. 82 for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionCentral India
StateChhattisgarh
DistrictKondagaon
LS constituencyKanker
Established1951
Total electors207,062[1]
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Neelkanth Tekam
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2023
Preceded bySant Ram Netam

Keshkal is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.[2]

It is part of Kondagaon district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Madhya Pradesh Assembly

Year Member Party
1952 Rajman Independent politician
1957 Saraduram Indian National Congress
1962 Manku Ram Sodi Independent politician
1967 N Moda Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1972 Ganga Ram Rana Indian National Congress
1977 Mangli Jhadu Ram Janata Party
1980 Lamodar Baliar Indian National Congress
1985 Shiv Netam Indian National Congress
1990 Krishna Kumar Dhruw Bharatiya Janata Party
1993 Mahesh Baghel
1998 Phulo Devi Netam Indian National Congress

Chhattisgarh Assembly

Year Member Party
2003 Mahesh Baghel Bharatiya Janata Party
2008 Sewakram Netam
2013 Sant Ram Netam Indian National Congress
2018
2023 Neelkanth Tekam Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2023

2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election: Keshkal[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Neelkanth Tekam 77,438 45.39 +8.22
INC Sant Ram Netam 71,878 42.13 −6.20
AAP Jugal Kishor Bodh 4,216 2.47 −0.76
API Sonsingh Marapi 3,048 1.79
Hamar Raj Party Shiv Kumar Gangwal 2,509 1.47
Independent Santosh Kumar Mandavi 1,686 0.99
NOTA None of the Above 4,335 2.54 −1.48
Majority 5,560 3.26 −7.90
Turnout 170,604 82.39 +0.58
BJP gain from INC Swing

2018

Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Election, 2018: Keshkal[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sant Ram Netam 73,470 48.33
BJP Harishankar Netam 56,498 37.17
BSP Jugalkishor Bodh 4,903 3.23
AAP Kamlesh Kumar Salam 2,791 1.84
CPI Radhika Sodi 2,180 1.43
Independent Suresh Kumar Netam 2,078 1.37
JD(U) Bindesh Rana 2,008 1.32
Independent Hirau Ram Shori 1,963 1.29
NOTA None of the Above 6,113 4.02
Majority 16,972 11.16
Turnout 151,589 81.81
INC hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "State Election, 2023 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  2. ^ "New Maps of Assembly Constituency". ceochhattisgarh.nic.in. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Statistical data of General Election to Chhatisgarh Assembly - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

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