Bastar Lok Sabha Elections and Results 2014

A stronghold of the BJP, the Bastar parliamentary constituency is one of the 11 Lok Sabha constituencies that represent the Central Indian state of Chhattisgarh.

The Bastar Parliamentary constituency (constituency number 10) has a total of 1,193,116 electorates out of which 609,710 are females and 583,406 are males according to Election Commission of India 2009 reports. This Lok Sabha constituency is reserved for candidates belonging to the scheduled tribes. Situated in the Bastar district in the southern regions of Chhattisgarh, the Bastar Lok Sabha seat is a politically volatile and extremely unstable constituency, as it often suffers due to Maoist insurgencies. In a recent Maoist attack in the Bastar district in May 2013, many Congressmen lost their lives.

With a population of 14,11,647 people according to the 2011 Census, Bastar district is currently a part of the Red Corridor. Surrounded by the Maoist-prone Dantewada district on its south and south-west, the Bastar constituency is a very sensitive seat at the heart of the country.

The Bastar parliamentary constituency was part of Madhya Pradesh until in 2000, when a separate state of Chhattisgarh was carved out of the state of Madhya Pradesh. The economy in the state survives on under developed agricultural techniques, though some big industries in the region such as Tata Steel Plant and Nagarnar Steel Plant have already made way into the district.

List of winner/current and runner up MPs Bastar Parliamentary Constituency.

The table below represents the names of all the winning and runner up MPs of Bastar parliamentary constituency of all the years from the starting until now . It also shows the number of votes secured by each MP and the name of the political party they belong to. The current sitting member of parliament of the Bastar constituency is Shri Dinesh Kashyap of BJP.

Year	PC No.	PC Name	Category	Winner	Gender	Party	Vote	Runner Up	Gender	Party	Vote
2014	10	Bastar	(ST)	Dinesh Kashyap	M	BJP	385829	Deepak Karma (Bunty)	M	INC	261470
2011	By Polls	Bastar	(ST)	Dinesh Kashyap	M	BJP	286691	Kawasi Lakhma	M	INC	197807
2009	10	Bastar	(ST)	Baliram Kashyap	M	BJP	249373	Shankar Sodi	M	INC	149111
2004	9	Bastar	(ST)	Baliram Kashyap	M	BJP	212893	Mahendra Karma	M	INC	158520
1999	20	Bastar	(ST)	Baliram Kashyap	M	BJP	155421	Mahendra Karma	M	INC	134684
1998	20	Bastar	(ST)	Baliram Kashyap	M	BJP	151484	Mankuram Sodi	M	INC	134603
1996	20	Bastar	(ST)	Mahendra Karma	M	IND	124322	Mankuram Sodhi	M	INC	110265
1991	20	Bastar	(ST)	Mankuram Sodhi	M	INC	87993	Rajaram Todem	M	BJP	70973
1989	20	Bastar	(ST)	Mankuram Sodi	M	INC	101131	Sampat Singh Bhandari	M	BJP	64905
1984	20	Bastar	(ST)	Mankuram Sodi	M	INC	118729	Mahendra Karma	M	CPI	42419
1980	20	Bastar	(ST)	Laxman Karma	M	INC(I)	62014	Samaruram Pargania	M	JNP	46964
1977	20	Bastar	(ST)	Drigpal Shah Keshri Shah	M	BLD	101007	Lambodar Baliyar	M	INC	50953
1971	17	Bastar	(ST)	Lambodar Baliyar	M	IND	42207	Piluram Kriparam	M	IND	34713
1967	17	Bastar	(ST)	J. Sundarlal	M	IND	53798	R. Jhadoo	M	BJS	36531
1962	17	Bastar	(ST)	Lakhmu Bhawani	M	IND	87557	Boda Dada	M	IND	61348
1957	19	Bastar	(ST)	Surti Kistaiya	M	INC	140961	Boda Dara (St)	M	IND	41684
1951	7	Bastar	(ST)	Muchaki Kosa	M	IND	177588	Surti Kistaya	M	INC	36257

*PC = Parliamentary Constituency

Facts about current sitting MP of Bastar Constituency

Activities of Shri Dinesh Kashyap in 16th Lok Sabha
Name of MP	Shri Dinesh Kashyap
Age	56
Nature of Membership	Elected
Term	May, 2014 to In office
Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Gender	Male
Educational Qualification	M.A. (Political Science)
Debates participated	6
Private member bills passed	0
Questions asked	4
Attendance	N/A