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Chhattisgarh state, India: events and estimated deaths in May 2026

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UCDP recorded 1 eventP of organized violence in Chhattisgarh state, India in May 2026. The best estimate of deaths in this event is 4P. The low estimate is 3 and the high estimate is 4P. UCDP counts 0P of these deaths as deaths of civilians. The count for April 2026 was 1 eventP.

The count for May 2025 was 9 events. The change from May 2025 to May 2026 is down 89 percentP. Among the 22 months with a report for Chhattisgarh state, India, May 2026 has the 20th highest count of events. Chhattisgarh state, India holds 7 percentP of the events that UCDP recorded in India in May 2026. In May 2025, the share was 26 percent.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

The report of the country for this month: India, May 2026.

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An incident where armed force was used by an organized actor against another organized actor, or against civilians, resulting in at least 1 direct death at a specific location and a specific date

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Events

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Table 1. Chhattisgarh state, May 2026: the events of the month, in the order of their dates
DatePlaceSides, as UCDP writes themType of violenceEstimated deathsPLowHigh
2 May 2026Kanker district, Chhattisgarh stateGovernment of India; CPI-MaoistState-based434

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them.

Table 2. Chhattisgarh state: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of May 2026, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
CPI-Maoist1P4P
Government of India1P4P

An event has two sides, so one event can be in two rows. The deaths are the deaths in the events of a side. The table does not say which side caused a death.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

All months

Table 3. Monthly reports of Chhattisgarh state, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
May 20261P4PCandidate Events
April 20261P1PCandidate Events
March 20261P1PCandidate Events
February 20263P8PCandidate Events
January 20267P24PCandidate Events
December 2025426GED
November 202529GED
October 202565GED
September 20251227GED
August 202567GED
July 2025818GED
June 20251019GED
May 2025958GED
April 2025715GED
March 20251058GED
February 2025647GED
January 20251154GED
December 20241018GED
November 2024419GED
October 20241150GED
September 2024618GED
August 2024911GED

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Chhattisgarh state: all figures

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ConflictStats. Chhattisgarh state, India: events and estimated deaths in May 2026. https://conflictstats.com/country/india/chhattisgarh-state/month/2026-05/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .

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