Rajnandgaon (Lok Sabha constituency)
Rajnandgaon is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Chhattisgarh.
Members of Parliament
- 1957: Raja Bahadur Singh, Indian National Congress
- 1962: Raja Bahadur Singh, Indian National Congress
- 1967: Padmawati Devi, Indian National Congress
- 1971: Ramsahai Pandey, Indian National Congress
- 1977: Madan Tiwary, Janata Party
- 1980: Shivendra Bahadur Singh, Indian National Congress
- 1984: Shivendra Bahadur Singh, Indian National Congress
- 1989: Dharmpal Singh Gupta, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1991: Shivendra Bahadur Singh, Indian National Congress
- 1996: Ashok Sharma, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1998: Motilal Vora, Indian National Congress
- 1999: Dr. Raman Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2004: Pradeep Gandhi, Bhartiya Janata Party (Expelled from Lok Sabha)
- 2007: Devwrat Singh, Indian National Congress (By-elections)
- 2009: Madhusudan Yadav, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2014: Abhishek Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party
Election Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Abhishek Singh | 6,43,473 | 54.61 | ||
| INC | Kamleshwar Verma | 4,07,562 | 34.59 | ||
| NOTA | NOTA | 32,385 | 2.75 | ||
| BSP | Anand Sahu | 20,458 | 1.74 | ||
| AKPI | Narendra Bansod | 11,704 | 0.99 | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,35,911 | 20.02 | |||
| Turnout | 11,78,296 | 74.56 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dr. Raman Singh | 3,04,611 | 51.46 | ||
| INC | Motilal Vora | 2,77,896 | 46.94 | ||
| Independent | Deosingh Nandeshwar | 2,847 | 0.48 | ||
| GGP | Ramesh Kumar Gond | 2,735 | 0.46 | ||
| Majority | 26,715 | 4.52 | |||
| Turnout | 5,91,992 | 59.37 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Motilal Vora | 3,04,709 | |||
| BJP | Ashok Sharma | 2,52,468 | |||
| Majority | 52,241 | ||||
| Turnout | 6,19,439 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly segments
Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]
- Pandariya (assembly constituency no. 71)
- Kawardha (assembly constituency no. 72)
- Khairagarh (assembly constituency no. 73)
- Dongargarh (SC) (assembly constituency no. 74)
- Rajnandgaon (assembly constituency no. 75)
- Dongargaon (assembly constituency no. 76)
- Khujji (assembly constituency no. 77)
- Mohla-Manpur (ST) (assembly constituency no. 77)
The six assembly constituencies cover the Rajnandgaon district, while 2 are from kabirdham district. Dongargarh constituency is reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates, whereas Mohla-Manpur constituency is reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "CandidateAC.xls file on assembly constituencies with information on district and parliamentary constituencies". Chhattisgarh. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
- ↑ "Final notification on delimitation of Chhattisgarh constituencies" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
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