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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Chaitram Atami
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1976}}
| birth_place = Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, India
| office = Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
| constituency = Dantewada
| term_start = 2023
| predecessor = Devati Karma
| party = {{nowrap|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| father = Bosa Atami
| education = Chhattisgarh State Open School, Raipur (Class 12)
| profession = Politician
| known_for = Association with Salwa Judum, anti-Naxalite activities
}}

'''Chaitram Atami''' (born 1976)<ref name=":0" /> is an Indian politician from [[Chhattisgarh]]. He is an MLA from [[Dantewara Assembly constituency|Dantewada Assembly constituency]], which is a reserved constituency for Scheduled Tribes community, in [[Dantewada district]]. He won the [[2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election]], representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-03 |title=Dantewara Election Result 2023 Live: Bjp Candidate Chaitram Atami Wins From Dantewara |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/dantewara-election-result-2023-live-updates-constituency-vote-counting-winner-loser-bjp-congress-jcc-chhattisgarh-assembly-election-results-news-1647424 |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-12-03 |title=Dantewada assembly election result 2023: BJP's Chaitram Atami defeats Congress's Chhavindra Karma and CPI's Bhimsen Mandavi |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/dantewada-assembly-election-result-2023-bjps-chaitram-atami-defeats-congresss-chhavindra-karma-and-cpis-bhimsen-mandavi/articleshow/105707190.cms |access-date=2024-10-27 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Atami is from [[Dantewada]], Chhattisgarh. His father, Bosa Atami, is a farmer. He passed Class 12 through open school stream in 2013 at Chhattisgarh State Open School, Raipur.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Chaitram Atami(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- DANTEWADA (ST)(DAKSHIN BASTAR DANTEWADA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/Chhattisgarh2023/candidate.php?candidate_id=24 |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=myneta.info}}</ref>

== Career ==
Atami won from Dantewada Assembly constituency representing the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election. He polled 57,739 votes and defeated his nearest rival, K. Chavindra Mahendra Karma of the [[Indian National Congress]], by a margin of 16,803 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chaitram Atami, BJP Candidate from Dantewada Assembly Election 2024 Seat: Electoral History & Political Journey, Winning or Losing - News18 Assembly Election 2024 Result News |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/assembly/chhattisgarh/chaitram-atami-s26aed2008a088e2023c002/ |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=www.news18.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dantewara (ST) assembly election results 2023: Dantewara (ST) Winning Candidates List and Vote Share |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/chhattisgarh/dantewara-st-assembly-result-26088 |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chaitram Atami, BJP Election Results LIVE: Latest Updates On Chaitram Atami, Assembly Election Constituency Seat |url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections/chhattisgarh/assembly-election-candidates-list-2023/chaitram-atami-50088-1 |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=ndtv.com |language=en}}</ref>

He was part of the [[Salwa Judum]], an armed anti insurgency militia created by the local leaders as a resistance force against the Naxalites in the affected Bastar region. After the Supreme Court of India declared Salwa Judum (Peace March) as unconstitutional, many of these leaders joined political parties. Atami too joined BJP.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Can't End Naxal Menace But…': What's the Game plan of Salwa Judum Leaders in the Fray in Chhattisgarh? |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/cant-end-naxal-menace-but-whats-the-game-plan-of-salwa-judum-leaders-in-the-fray-in-chhattisgarh-8641580.html |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:1976 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Chhattisgarh]]
[[Category:Chhattisgarh MLAs 2023–2028]]
[[Category:People from Dantewada district]]

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Harpreet Singh Kohli at 04:05, 4 April 2026