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In the 2018 Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, Devendra Bahadur Singh of INC won in this seat defeating Sampat Agrawal of IND by a margin of 17,508 which was 9.98% of the total votes cast for the seat. INC had a vote share of 38.5% in 2018 in this seat.

In 2013, Rupkumari Choudhary of BJP emerged victorious in this seat beating Devendra Bahadur Singh of INC by a margin of 6,239 votes which was 3.92% of the total votes polled in the constituency. BJP had a vote share of 48.44% in the seat.

In the 2008 elections, Devendra Bahadur Singh of INC won this seat beating Premshankar Patel of BJP by a margin of 15,907 votes which was 11.45% of the total votes polled in the constituency. BJP had a vote share of 37.55% in the seat.

Basna Assembly constituency has an estimated Scheduled Caste population of 9.33% and an estimated Scheduled Tribe population of 28.78%, according to the report of the Delimitation Commission of 2008. The estimated literacy level of the district in which this constituency falls in is 71.02%, according the Census of India, 2011.

In the 2023 Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, there were a total of 2,24,087 eligible electors in the constituency, of which 1,10,396 were male and 1,13,688 female and 3 registered voters were of the third gender.
The electorate sex ratio in Basna in 2023 was 1,030 female voters for every 1,000 male voters.

In the 2018 Assembly polls, there were a total of 2,04,420 eligible electors, of which 1,01,343 were male, 1,03,074 female and 92 electors of the third gender.

In the 2013 Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, there were a total of 1,89,414 eligible electors, of which 95,466 were male, 93,934 female and 14 voters of the third gender.

In the 2008 Assembly polls, there were a total of 1,75,618 eligible electors, of which 87,181 were male, 88,437 female and 0 electors of the third gender.

The number of service voters in Basna in 2018 was 92. In 2013, there were 13 service voters registered in the constituency and 46 in 2008.

Basna Assembly constituency went to the polls in Phase 2 on Friday, November 17, 2023, in the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections 2023. The counting of votes is on Sunday, December 3, 2023. In the 2018 elections this seat voted in Phase 2 on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 and the results were declared on Tuesday, December 11, 2018. In the 2013 polls this constituency voted in Phase 2 on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 and the results were declared on Sunday, December 08, 2013. In 2008, Basna voted in Phase 1 on Friday, November 14, 2008 and the results were declared on Monday, December 08, 2008.

Assembly constituency no.40. Basna comprises of the following areas of Mahasamund district in the Central region of Chhattisgarh: I Basna Tehsil (Part) (Including Basna CT) – (i) Basna R I Circle, Basna Nagar Panchayat, (ii) Bhawarpur R I Circle (Part) Bijara Bhata PC, Chandarpuri PC, Baradoli PC & Ghanapali PC, II Mahasamund Tehsil (Part), (i) Sankara R I Circle, (ii) Pithora R I Circle (Part) Arjuni PC, Pithora PC, Amodidih PC, Rajasewaiya Khurd PC, Bhokaludih PC & Baldidih PC and Pithora (Nagar Panchayat).

This constituency covers an approximate area of 1,122 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Basna is: 21°17'20.8"N 82°42'54.4"E.

A total of four Assembly constituencies in the state of Chhattisgarh share borders with Basna constituency, which are: Khallari, Mahasamund, Bilaigarh, Saraipali. This constituency shares an inter-state border with Bargarh district of Odisha.

According to Election Commission of India data, in the 2023 Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, the estimated voter turnout in this seat was 83.67%. In 2018 this seat registered a turnout of 85.85%, while it was 84.12% in 2013 and 79.08% in 2008. The estimated turnout in 2023 was -2.18% compared to the 2018 turnout.