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He won the seat in the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election with 94,066 votes. Check his verified record below and rate his performance on NetaSampark.\n\n## Who is Indra Kumar Sao?\n\nIndra Kumar Sao represents the Bhatapara Assembly constituency in the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly as a member of the Indian National Congress (INC). He was elected in the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election (results declared 2023-12-03).\n\n## Rate Indra Kumar Sao: Neta Trust Score\n\n Indra Kumar Sao has not been rated yet. Be the first citizen to rate this MLA.\n\nThe Neta Trust Score is a score out of 100 built from citizen ratings on NetaSampark across 10 factors: leadership, transparency, accessibility, communication, responsiveness, development work, integrity & ethics, public engagement, citizen confidence and problem resolution. It reflects the opinions of NetaSampark users and is not an official government rating.\n\n## Bhatapara election result (2023)\n\n- Winner: Indra Kumar Sao (INC) – 94,066 votes (49.18% of valid votes)\n- Runner-up: Shivratan Sharma (BJP) – 82,750 votes\n- Margin: 11,316 votes\n- Total electors: 2,52,829\n- Source: Election Commission of India, General Election to the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly 2023 – Detailed Results.\n\n## Political career\n\n- 2023: Elected MLA from Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly general election – INC, 94,066 votes (49.18%), margin 11,316 over Shivratan Sharma (BJP) [ECI]\n- Note: career events beyond official records (ECI results, official ministers list) are not included.\n- This section uses official records only (ECI results, official council of ministers lists); other career events are not included.\n\n## Indra Kumar Sao's education and profession\n\nEducation: Post Graduate (M.Sc. Final from Govt Science College Raipur-1991), as declared in his 2023 election affidavit.\nProfession: Agriculture, Social Service (self-declared in affidavit).\n\n## Indra Kumar Sao's assets and affidavit\n\nAs declared in his 2023 election affidavit (compiled by ADR\u002FMyNeta):\n\n- Total assets: Rs 2,45,06,891 (about Rs 2.5 crore)\n- Total liabilities: Rs 5,50,000 (about Rs 5.5 lakh)\n- Criminal cases declared: 1\n\nThese figures are self-declared and reflect the position at the time of filing.\n\n## Neta Updates from Indra Kumar Sao\n\nIndra Kumar Sao has not yet started posting updates on NetaSampark. When his office joins NetaSampark Leader, citizens following this profile will see his announcements, work and event updates here.\n\n · Are you Indra Kumar Sao or his office?\n\n## Sources\n\nElection Commission of India statistical reports (2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election), ADR\u002FMyNeta affidavit data (2023). 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