The 2023 Assembly verdict in Sitapur (ST) was decided with Poorv Sainik Ramkumar Toppo of the BJP finishing first on 83,088 votes. Amarjeet Bhagat of the INC was second with 65,928 votes, producing an official winning margin of 17,160 votes. The Election Commission of India records 201,660 electors for the constituency and turnout of about 81.81%.

How the Sitapur (ST) contest finished

When counting ended, the central fact of the Sitapur (ST) result was the separation between the top two candidates. Poorv Sainik Ramkumar Toppo reached 83,088 votes while Amarjeet Bhagat finished at 65,928. The difference of 17,160 votes became the formal measure of the victory. Rather than treating that number in isolation, the constituency result is clearer when it is read alongside turnout and the votes recorded by candidates outside the leading pair.

The third-listed candidate in this result summary, Santosh Kumar Khess of the IND, polled 3,264 votes. NOTA recorded 1,414. These figures show that the ballot was not confined only to the two leading parties, even though the winner and runner-up accounted for the main contest. They are part of the final result and help describe the full distribution of votes without assigning motives to individual voters.

Turnout gave the contest a broad electoral base

With 201,660 electors on the roll and turnout of about 81.81%, the constituency saw substantial participation in the 2023 Assembly election. Turnout does not by itself explain why a candidate won, but it fixes the scale of the contest: the final margin of 17,160 emerged from a large pool of participating voters rather than from the candidate totals alone.

The margin tells the central story of 2023

For the historical record, the most important comparison is straightforward: Poorv Sainik Ramkumar Toppo 83,088, Amarjeet Bhagat 65,928, margin 17,160. In Sitapur (ST), that gap is the verified numerical distance between first and second place. Any explanation of the political causes behind the result would require additional evidence beyond the aggregate result table, so this result feature keeps the distinction between what the count proves and what later political interpretation may claim.

Votes beyond the leading pair

Santosh Kumar Khess’s 3,264 votes and the 1,414 NOTA votes remain separate parts of the constituency total. They should not be automatically transferred to either leading candidate in hypothetical arithmetic. For a reader revisiting the 2023 election, their value is factual: they show how many votes were recorded outside the top two and how the final result was distributed across the ballot.

Election Mandi analysis

The verified 2023 record for Sitapur (ST) can be summarised in three numbers: 83,088 votes for the winner, 65,928 for the runner-up and a margin of 17,160. The turnout figure of 81.81% adds scale, while 3,264 votes for Santosh Kumar Khess and 1,414 for NOTA complete the main result picture. These numbers establish what happened in 2023; they do not, on their own, establish how a future election will unfold.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 2023 Assembly election in Sitapur (ST)?
Poorv Sainik Ramkumar Toppo of the BJP won with 83,088 votes.

Who was the runner-up?
 Amarjeet Bhagat of the INC finished second with 65,928 votes.

What was the winning margin?
The winning margin was 17,160 votes.

What was the turnout?
ECI data records turnout at about 81.81%.

How many electors were registered?
The constituency had 201,660 electors.

Who was the third candidate in this summary?
Santosh Kumar Khess of the IND polled 3,264 votes.

How many votes did NOTA receive?
NOTA received 1,414 votes.

Is this a prediction for the next election?
No. This article records the established 2023 Assembly result.

Sources

Election Commission of India — Chhattisgarh Legislative Election 2023 Statistical Report; Detailed Results; Constituency Data Summary; AC-wise Electors and Voters Information.