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He won the seat in the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election with 77,438 votes. Check his verified record below and rate his performance on NetaSampark.\n\n## Who is Neelkanth Tekam?\n\nNeelkanth Tekam represents the Keshkal Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ECI), in the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was elected in the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election (results declared 2023-12-03).\n\n## Rate Neelkanth Tekam: Neta Trust Score\n\n Neelkanth Tekam 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## Keshkal election result (2023)\n\n- Winner: Neelkanth Tekam (BJP) – 77,438 votes (46.57% of valid votes)\n- Runner-up: Sant Ram Netam (INC) – 71,878 votes\n- Margin: 5,560 votes\n- Total electors: 2,07,062\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 Keshkal (ST), Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly general election – BJP, 77,438 votes (46.57%), margin 5,560 over Sant Ram Netam (INC) [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## Neelkanth Tekam's education and profession\n\nEducation: Post Graduate (M.A. Social science from pandit ravisankhar shukl university 1989), as declared in his 2023 election affidavit.\nProfession: Retd. officer (self-declared in affidavit).\n\n## Neelkanth Tekam's assets and affidavit\n\nAs declared in his 2023 election affidavit (compiled by ADR\u002FMyNeta):\n\n- Total assets: Rs 1,72,45,481 (about Rs 1.7 crore)\n- Total liabilities: Rs 16,96,142 (about Rs 17.0 lakh)\n- Criminal cases declared: 0\n\nThese figures are self-declared and reflect the position at the time of filing.\n\n## Neta Updates from Neelkanth Tekam\n\nNeelkanth Tekam 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 Neelkanth Tekam 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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