The 2023 count in Baikunthpur produced a clear result: Bhaiyalal Rajwade of the BJP won with 66,866 votes, while Ambica Singh Deo of the INC finished second with 41,453. The winning margin was 25,413 votes. Engineer Sanjay Singh Kamro of the GGP was third with 23,288 votes and NOTA recorded 1,934. Election Commission records list 168,185 electors and turnout at 82.50%. The five-year comparison matters because the 2018 winner was Ambica Singh Deo of the INC, making 2023 a change in the winning party.

The margin that separated winner and runner-up

At the centre of the result were the 66,866 votes polled by Bhaiyalal Rajwade and the 41,453 received by Ambica Singh Deo. Their separation of 25,413 votes decided the seat. Using the turnout and electorate as a broad denominator, about 138,753 voters participated; the winner’s total is roughly 48.2% of that base and the runner-up’s about 29.9%. The certified candidate totals, rather than these calculated percentages, remain the primary result figures.

The third-place vote added another layer

The third-place number adds another layer. Engineer Sanjay Singh Kamro received 23,288 votes, about 16.8% of the approximate turnout base. That does not establish where those voters would have gone in a different contest, but it does show that the 2023 result cannot be reduced to only the top two candidates. The third-place vote was a real and measurable part of the constituency’s count.

2018 vs 2023: how the result changed in five years

In 2018, Ambica Singh Deo of the INC won Baikunthpur with 48,885 votes and Bhaiyalal Rajwade of the BJP was runner-up with 43,546. The margin then was 5,339 votes. By 2023, the margin stood at 25,413. Placing the two elections side by side therefore shows changes in the leading candidates, the volume of votes and the distance between first and second place.

What changed at party level

The party outcome also changed: the INC held the seat after the 2018 count, while the BJP won it in 2023. The official result cannot by itself establish a single cause for that shift, but it does establish the change in representation and the new vote distribution. That is the most defensible way to describe the five-year movement in Baikunthpur.

Turnout and the size of the electorate

Turnout provides the scale around those numbers. With 168,185 electors and 82.50% turnout, roughly 138,753 people voted. Turnout alone does not identify which party benefited, but it shows the size of the electorate within which a margin of 25,413 votes was produced.

The official NOTA count

NOTA received 1,934 votes. It is recorded as a separate option and should not be reassigned to any candidate in a hypothetical calculation. For the historical result, the decisive figures remain the candidate totals and the certified margin between first and second place.

Three numbers that define the constituency result

For Baikunthpur, in Koriya district, the result is best understood through three candidate totals: Bhaiyalal Rajwade at 66,866, Ambica Singh Deo at 41,453 and Engineer Sanjay Singh Kamro at 23,288. Set beside the 2018 Ambica Singh Deo versus Bhaiyalal Rajwade contest, these figures provide a straightforward account of how the seat’s electoral order changed over five years. Claims about caste, community or booth-level behaviour would require separate evidence and are not inferred from the aggregate result.

A fixed 2023 baseline for later comparisons

The 2023 result is a historical record, not a forecast. Any later comparison can return to the same fixed baseline: winner 66,866, runner-up 41,453, third candidate 23,288, NOTA 1,934, turnout 82.50% and margin 25,413.

2018 vs 2023 Result Comparison

The statewide backdrop to the constituency result

Across the 90-member Chhattisgarh Assembly in 2023, the BJP won 54 seats, the Congress 35 and the Gondwana Gantantra Party one. Election Commission party-performance data records 7,234,968 votes for the BJP and 6,602,586 for the Congress statewide. Baikunthpur was one part of that larger election, but its constituency result had its own count: Bhaiyalal Rajwade of the BJP led with 66,866 votes and Ambica Singh Deo of the INC followed with 41,453. Statewide seat totals do not substitute for constituency-level evidence; the seat result is determined by the votes recorded in Baikunthpur.

From the 2018 backdrop to the 2023 count

In the 2018 Chhattisgarh Assembly election, Congress won 68 seats and the BJP 15. In Baikunthpur, Ambica Singh Deo of the INC won that year with 48,885 votes, while Bhaiyalal Rajwade of the BJP was second with 43,546. Five years later, the statewide balance of seats changed and the constituency produced a fresh count. The comparison establishes what changed in the official record; it does not by itself explain voter motives or prove a single cause for the shift.

Vote totals across 2018 and 2023

Putting the leading totals side by side sharpens the story. The 2018 winner, Ambica Singh Deo, had 48,885 votes; the 2023 winner, Bhaiyalal Rajwade, recorded 66,866. The 2018 runner-up, Bhaiyalal Rajwade, had 43,546, compared with 41,453 for 2023 runner-up Ambica Singh Deo. These are not direct “vote transfers” because candidates, electorate size, turnout and campaign conditions can change. They are, however, certified totals that show how the numerical shape of the contest moved from one election to the next, including a margin that changed from 5,339 to 25,413 votes.

The story told by the winning margin

The 25,413-vote margin is the central distance in the 2023 result. It was produced within an electorate of 168,185 and turnout of 82.50%. The 2018 margin had been 5,339 votes. A larger or smaller margin is a factual description of the distance between first and second place, not a standalone measure of political strength. Explaining why a margin changed would require campaign, booth-level or survey evidence beyond the aggregate result.

Third place and the votes outside the top two

Engineer Sanjay Singh Kamro received 23,288 votes and NOTA 1,934, showing that the Baikunthpur count extended beyond the two leading candidates. The third-place total was smaller than the winning margin. That comparison helps describe the structure of the result, but it does not imply that those votes belonged to either leading candidate in a hypothetical two-way contest. The certified result records each choice separately, and this article keeps those categories separate.

The 2023 timeline from polling to counting

Baikunthpur was among the Chhattisgarh constituencies that voted on 17 November 2023, with counting and declaration of results on 3 December. Votes cast through EVMs and eligible postal ballots formed the final official count. Against turnout of 82.50% and an electorate of 168,185, Bhaiyalal Rajwade reached 66,866 votes, Ambica Singh Deo finished on 41,453, and the distance between them settled at 25,413. Once the result was declared, those figures became the constituency’s certified 2023 electoral record and the basis for any later historical comparison.

Votes recorded beyond the top two candidates

The winner and runner-up together received 108,319 votes. Against approximate participation of 138,753, a substantial part of the count was therefore recorded outside the top two as well, including 23,288 for Engineer Sanjay Singh Kamro, 1,934 for NOTA and votes for other candidates. This matters because the constituency was not a ballot containing only two choices. Those votes cannot be reassigned to one side after the fact; each candidate and NOTA was a separate choice in the certified count, and the final ranking reflects those actual choices.

How representation changed between 2018 and 2023

Ambica Singh Deo was elected from Baikunthpur in 2018; Bhaiyalal Rajwade won in 2023. The five-year comparison is more than a change of names because the scale of the vote also moved. The 2018 winner had 48,885 votes and the runner-up 43,546, while the leading 2023 totals were 66,866 and 41,453. The margin changed from 5,339 to 25,413. That makes 2023 a new reference point in the constituency’s electoral history, with candidate, party, turnout, vote totals and margin all available for later comparison.

The clearest conclusion from the result

Four points can be stated from the Baikunthpur result without adding speculation. First, Bhaiyalal Rajwade won with 66,866 votes. Second, Ambica Singh Deo was runner-up with 41,453, leaving a margin of 25,413. Third, Engineer Sanjay Singh Kamro received 23,288 and NOTA 1,934, confirming a measurable vote outside the top two. Fourth, compared with the 2018 Ambica Singh Deo versus Bhaiyalal Rajwade result, the 2023 count established a new leading order. Explaining motives, community-level behaviour or a future election would require separate evidence; the strongest foundation for a 2023 result story is the verified count itself.

Why the 2018 comparison matters for this seat

The comparison is especially useful because it prevents the 2023 result from being viewed in isolation. In 2018, Ambica Singh Deo led the count with 48,885 votes and Bhaiyalal Rajwade followed with 43,546; in 2023 the corresponding leading positions were occupied by Bhaiyalal Rajwade with 66,866 and Ambica Singh Deo with 41,453. The constituency itself also had a larger 2023 electorate of 168,185, so raw vote totals should be read together with turnout rather than treated as percentages of an unchanged voter base. The winning margin moved from 5,339 votes in 2018 to 25,413 in 2023. This does not prove a cause, but it gives the reader a concrete, seat-specific account of continuity and change. It also shows why a result story benefits from preserving both elections in the same record: the names, party outcome, scale of voting and distance between the top two can all change independently. For Baikunthpur, those certified figures are more informative than a generic label about whether the seat was “strong” or “weak” for any party.

Election Mandi Analysis

The official record shows a measurable change between 2018 and 2023 in Baikunthpur. Bhaiyalal Rajwade won in 2023 with 66,866 votes and a margin of 25,413; Ambica Singh Deo had 41,453, while Engineer Sanjay Singh Kamro polled 23,288. In 2018, Ambica Singh Deo had won with 48,885 votes and Bhaiyalal Rajwade was second with 43,546. The evidence therefore supports a factual comparison of candidates, party outcome, vote totals and margins, without turning the result into a prediction about a future election.

 (FAQ)

Who won Baikunthpur in 2023?

Bhaiyalal Rajwade of the BJP won with 66,866 votes.

Who was runner-up?

Ambica Singh Deo of the INC received 41,453 votes.

What was the winning margin?

25,413 votes.

Who finished third?

Engineer Sanjay Singh Kamro with 23,288 votes.

What was turnout?

82.50%.

How many electors were registered?

168,185.

How many votes did NOTA receive?

1,934.

Who won in 2018?

Ambica Singh Deo of the INC with 48,885 votes.

What was the 2018 margin?

5,339 votes.

Does the 2023 result predict the next election?

No. It is a historical result; any future election requires fresh evidence.

Sources

Primary: Election Commission of India, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Election 2023 – Detailed Results, Constituency Data Summary and AC-wise Voters Information. Historical comparison: Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Chhattisgarh / ECI, Assembly Election 2018 statistical results.