Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election, 2008

Chhattisgarh legislative assembly election, 2008

November 14, 2008 to November 20, 2008

All 90 seats to the Legislative Assembly   First party Second party   Leader Raman Singh Ajit Jogi Party BJP INC Leader since 7 December 2003 24 July 1999 Leader's seat Rajnandgaon Marwahi Last election 50 seats, 39.26% 37 seats, 36.71% Seats won 50 38 Seat change 1 Percentage 40.33% 38.63% Swing 1.07% 1.92%

Chief Minister before election Raman Singh BJP Elected Chief Minister Raman Singh BJP

The Chhattisgarh legislative assembly election, 2008 was held on 14 November 2008 and 20 November 2008, to select the 90 members of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly. The results of the election were announced on 8 December. Incumbent Chief Minister Raman Singh and his Bharatiya Janata Party won the elections.

Results

Party-wise Results

SN	Party	Seats Contested	Seats won	Seats Changed	Vote Share
1	Bharatiya Janata Party	90	50	0	40.33
2	Indian National Congress	87	38	+ 1	38.63
3	Bahujan Samaj Party	90	2	0	6.11
	Total		90

Chhattisgarh New Ministers list 2008

• Dr Raman Singh(CM)
• Mr. Ajay Chandrakar Panchayat and Rural Development, Culture, Tourism and Parliamentary Affairs
• Mr. Amar Agarwal Public Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education, commercial tax and labor
• Mr. Brij Mohan Agrawal Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Water Resources, Ayacut, religious trusts and charitable
• Shri Kedarnath Kashyap Tribal and Scheduled Caste Development, Backward Classes and Minorities Development, School of Education
• Mr. Prem Prakash Pandey Revenue and Disaster Management, Rehabilitation, Higher Education, Technical Education and Manpower Planning, Science & Technology

External links

• Chhattisgarh legislative assembly election, 2008 results on Indian Elections
• chhattisgarh ministers 2014
• 9 Ministers Inducted int Chhattisgarh