The 2023 Assembly election in Bindranawagarh (ST) ended with Janak Dhruw of the Indian National Congress on top of the count. Janak Dhruw polled 92,639 votes, while Gowardhan Singh Manjhi of the Bharatiya Janata Party finished second with 91,823. The difference between them was 816 votes. With 226,593 electors and turnout recorded at about 86.11%, the constituency produced a result whose scale can be understood most clearly through the official vote totals rather than campaign claims.
The winner secured 47.48% of the valid vote reflected in the ECI detailed result, compared with 47.06% for the runner-up. Jeevan Lal Dhruw of Bharatiya Shakti Chetna Party was the next notable candidate with 2,619 votes (1.34%), while NOTA accounted for 3,710 votes. Together, these figures show how the contest was distributed beyond the top two names.
2023 official result at a glance
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share | Status |
| Janak Dhruw | Indian National Congress | 92,639 | 47.48% | Winner |
| Gowardhan Singh Manjhi | Bharatiya Janata Party | 91,823 | 47.06% | Runner-up |
| Jeevan Lal Dhruw | Bharatiya Shakti Chetna Party | 2,619 | 1.34% | Third major |
| NOTA | NOTA | 3,710 | — | — |
Winning margin: 816 votes | Total electors: 226,593 | Turnout: about 86.11% | NOTA: 3,710
How the contest unfolded in the numbers
The central fact of the Bindranawagarh (ST) count was the gap between the first two candidates. Janak Dhruw finished 816 votes ahead of Gowardhan Singh Manjhi. The runner-up, in turn, was 89,204 votes ahead of the third-placed major candidate, Jeevan Lal Dhruw. That separation is important to the story of the 2023 contest because it shows whether the race remained concentrated around two candidates or whether a third force occupied a substantial part of the vote.
The margin of 816 was relatively narrow in absolute terms, making every block of votes visible in the final arithmetic. NOTA alone stood at 3,710, while Jeevan Lal Dhruw received 2,619. These numbers do not prove vote transfer, but they underline how closely the top two candidates finished in the certified result.
Turnout and the size of the mandate
Bindranawagarh (ST) had 226,593 electors on the 2023 roll and turnout was about 86.11%. In a constituency-level result, turnout supplies the scale of participation behind the count: it tells us how much of the registered electorate entered the voting process, while the candidate totals show how those polled votes were distributed.
Janak Dhruw received 92,639 votes, a lead of 816 over Gowardhan Singh Manjhi. The winner-runner-up vote-share gap was 0.42 percentage points. Those are the clearest measures of the 2023 result. They establish the size of the victory in that election without turning the historical result into a claim about a future contest.
The third candidate and NOTA in the 2023 picture
Beyond the top two, Jeevan Lal Dhruw polled 2,619 votes and NOTA received 3,710. Their significance lies in the fact that the constituency did not consist only of the winner and runner-up. The final result included voters who chose smaller parties, independents and NOTA, and those choices remain part of the official electoral record.
Election Mandi Analysis
The defining feature of Bindranawagarh (ST) in 2023 was the closeness of the top-two count. A margin of 816 separated Janak Dhruw and Gowardhan Singh Manjhi, while turnout remained high at about 86.11%. The result therefore records a tightly fought constituency in that election. The certified figures establish who won and by how much; they do not by themselves identify a single social group or local issue as the cause.
(FAQ)
Who won the Bindranawagarh (ST) Assembly seat in 2023?
Janak Dhruw of the Indian National Congress won the seat with 92,639 votes.
Who was the runner-up?
Gowardhan Singh Manjhi of the Bharatiya Janata Party finished second with 91,823 votes.
What was the winning margin?
The winning margin was 816 votes.
What were the top two vote shares?
Janak Dhruw recorded 47.48% and Gowardhan Singh Manjhi recorded 47.06%.
Who was the third major candidate?
Jeevan Lal Dhruw of Bharatiya Shakti Chetna Party polled 2,619 votes (1.34%).
How many votes did NOTA receive?
NOTA received 3,710 votes.
How many electors were registered?
The constituency had 226,593 electors in the 2023 statistical record.
What was turnout?
Turnout was about 86.11% according to ECI AC-wise voter information.
Does this result predict the next election?
No. It is a record of the established 2023 Assembly result; a later election must be assessed with fresh candidates, issues and official data.
Sources
Primary source: Election Commission of India — Chhattisgarh Legislative Election 2023 Statistical Report, including Detailed Results, Constituency Data Summary and AC-wise Voters Information. Result date: 3 December 2023. Last verified for this article: 24 September 2026.
