Bastar
Mahesh Kashyap (Bharatiya Janta Party) won Bastar in 2024, 55,245 votes ahead of Kawasi Lakhma.
Signed in on 126 of 154 sitting days. House average 86%.
- Questions asked
- 112
- Debates joined
- 14
- Bills debated
- 0
- Local issues raised
- 3
- Promises from ministers
- 1
- Committees
- 1
Questions put to ministers, in writing or aloud
Fewer than averageaverage 118
Times they spoke in a debate
Fewer than averageaverage 22
Times they spoke on a proposed law
Fewer than averageaverage 3
Urgent matters raised as special mentions
Fewer than averageaverage 5
Assurances a minister gave in reply to them
Fewer than averageaverage 3
Small groups of MPs who examine laws and spending closely
Fewer than averageaverage 4
These counts show how active a member has been, not how good their work was. Read from the Lok Sabha website on 22 Oct 2026.
Who stood in 2024
From each candidate's sworn affidavit , as filed. Elector does not rank anyone.
4,58,398 votes · 45.4%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- KLIndian National Congress
4,03,153 votes · 40.0%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- PKCommunist Party Of India
35,887 votes · 3.6%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- AMBahujan Samaj Party
19,647 votes · 1.9%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SBIndependent
14,207 votes · 1.4%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- PGIndependent
11,245 votes · 1.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- KBRashtriya Jansabha Party
8,800 votes · 0.9%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SNSarv Adi Dal
8,279 votes · 0.8%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- NBHamar Raj Party
4,387 votes · 0.4%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- JNAzad Janata Party
3,592 votes · 0.4%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- TNGondwana Gantantra Party
3,042 votes · 0.3%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
1 · Bastar
Scheduled Tribe14,73,810 registered voters · 11 candidates · 55,245 votes between the first two
Elected 2024
Mahesh Kashyap
BJP · Male · 4,58,398 votes (45.50%) · 55,245 ahead of Kawasi Lakhma
- 68.46%
- Turnout
- 10,08,923
- Votes cast
- 9,70,637
- Valid votes
- 36,758
- None of the above
- 7,71,873
- Women electors
4,83,145 men and 5,22,436 women voted in person, plus 3,321 postal ballots. 522 postal ballots were rejected. Service electors: 1,603.
- BJP4,58,3981,825 postal45.50%
- Kawasi LakhmaMale
INC4,03,153775 postal40.02% - None of the aboveNOTA36,7583.65%
CPI35,88737 postal3.56%- Aytu Ram MandaviMale
BSP19,64732 postal1.95% - Sundar BaghelMaleINDStool14,2074 postal1.41%
- INDDiamond11,24536 postal1.12%
- RJSBHPCoconut farm8,80015 postal0.87%
- Shivram NagMaleSRVADIDMan blowing turha8,27910 postal0.82%
- Narendra BurkaMaleHMRBucket4,3875 postal0.44%
- Jagdish NagMaleAJPGanna kisan3,59223 postal0.36%
- Tikam NagwanshiMale
GGP3,04212 postal0.30%
The bar compares each count with the highest count on this seat. The percentage is the share of valid votes plus None of the above, which is the figure the Commission prints.
Official counts from the Election Commission of India.