Assembly constituency 18, Chhattisgarh

Kharsia

Umesh Patel (INC) won the 2023 election by 21,656 votes, taking 53.70% of the vote to Mahesh Sahu (BJP)'s 42.20%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerINCUmesh Patel, 2023
Winner's vote share, 202353.70%runner-up 42.20%
Winning margin, 202321,65611.63% of votes cast
Elections on record3INC 3

Result by result

2013 INC 95,470 59.6% vs 36.0%2018 INC 94,201 52.9% vs 44.0%2023 INC 1,00,988 53.7% vs 42.2%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMargin
2023AssemblyKharsia
Seat 18
Umesh Patel
INC
1,00,988
53.7%
Mahesh Sahu
BJP
79,332
42.2%
21,656 votes
11.63%
2018AssemblyKharsia
Seat 18
Umesh Patel
INC
94,201
52.9%
Op Choudhary
BJP
77,234
44.0%
16,967 votes
9.53%
2013AssemblyKharsia
Seat 18
Umesh Patel
INC
95,470
59.6%
Dr. Jawahar Lal Naik
BJP
56,582
36.0%
38,888 votes
24.27%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.