Antagarh Assembly constituency

Antagarh
Constituency No. 79 for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Central India
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Kanker
Lok Sabha constituency	Kanker
Established	2008
Total electors	176,261[1]
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Vikram Usendi
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2023

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

It comprises Antagarh tehsil and Pakhanjur tehsil, in Kanker district, and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.^[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
Until 2008: Constituency did not exist
2008	Vikram Usendi		Bharatiya Janata Party
2013
2014 By-election	Bhojraj Nag
2018	Anoop Nag		Indian National Congress
2023	Vikram Usendi		Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

Assembly Election 2023

2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election : Antagarh^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Vikram Usendi	59,547	43.52%	5.64
	INC	Roopsingh Potai 'Moddu'	35,837	26.19%	23.33
	Independent	Mantu Ram Pawar	15,063	11.01%	New
	Independent	Anoop Nag	9,415	6.88%	New
	AAP	Santram Salam	7,412	5.42%	1.96
	NOTA	None of the Above	4,245	3.10%	1.09
	Independent	Ramesh Mandavi	2,334	1.71%	New
	Independent	Ram Narayan Usendi	1,518	1.11%	New
Margin of victory			23,710	17.33%	5.69
Turnout			1,36,827	80.07%	5.44
Registered electors			1,76,261		10.42
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	6.00

Assembly Election 2018

2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election : Antagarh^[5][6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Anoop Nag	57,061	49.52%	New
	BJP	Vikram Usendi	43,647	37.88%	46.16
	Independent	Sukhranjan Usendi Uraf Siledar	4,854	4.21%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	4,831	4.19%	13.65
	AAP	Santram Salam	3,981	3.45%	New
	BSP	Hemant Poyam	1,243	1.08%	New
Margin of victory			13,414	11.64%	54.55
Turnout			1,15,230	75.26%	22.38
Registered electors			1,59,630		5.03
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	34.52

Assembly By-election 2014

2014 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly by-election : Antagarh^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Bhojraj Nag	63,616	84.03%	34.81
	NOTA	None of the Above	13,506	17.84%	New
	API	Rupdhar Pudo	12,086	15.97%	New
Margin of victory			50,110	66.19%	61.43
Turnout			75,702	58.70%	24.27
Registered electors			1,51,983		3.63
	BJP hold		Swing	34.81

Assembly Election 2013

2013 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election : Antagarh^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Vikram Usendi	53,477	49.22%	3.35
	INC	Mantu Ram Pawar	48,306	44.46%	1.27
	NOTA	None of the Above	4,710	4.34%	New
	Chattisgarh Swabhiman Manch	Somnath Uike	2,543	2.34%	New
	Shivsena	Jaiprakash Padda	2,308	2.12%	1.67
	BSP	Raja Ram Komra	2,009	1.85%	0.55
Margin of victory			5,171	4.76%	4.63
Turnout			1,08,643	77.34%	13.55
Registered electors			1,46,653		9.30
	BJP hold		Swing	3.35

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election : Antagarh^{[9] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Vikram Usendi	37,255	45.87%	New
	INC	Mantu Ram Pawar	37,146	45.74%	New
	Shivsena	Om Prakash Padda	3,083	3.80%	New
	BSP	Mehatab Singh Rana	1,950	2.40%	New
	CPI(M)	Rajiv Dhurwa	1,784	2.20%	New
Margin of victory			109	0.13%
Turnout			81,218	60.56%
Registered electors			1,34,173
	BJP win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
• Kanker district

References

1. "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. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
4. "General Election to Assembly Constituencies: Trends & Results Dec-2023, Chhattisgarh". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
5. NDTV (2018). "Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections Seat Wise Results 2018". Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
6. "State Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
7. "Details of Bye Elections". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
8. "Statistical Report On General Election, 2013 To The Legislative Assembly of Chhattisgarh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. New Delhi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
9. "State Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

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