Chitrakot Assembly constituency

Chitrakot
Constituency No. 87 for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionCentral India
StateChhattisgarh
DistrictBastar
Lok Sabha constituencyBastar
Established2008
Total electors177,625
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Vinayak Goyal
PartyBhartiya Janata Party
Elected year2023
Preceded byRajman Venjam

Chitrakot is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.

It comprises parts of Darbha tehsil and Lohandiguda, Tokapal, and Bastanar tehsils in Bastar district, and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Name Party
Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1952 Dora Independent politician
1957 Sukhdu Indian National Congress
1962 Paklu Joga Independent politician
1967 M. Ganga Samyukta Socialist Party
1972 Ramakonda Indian National Congress
1977 Lakhan Jaisngh Janata Party
1980 Bharatiya Janata Party
1985 A. K. Turam Nag Indian National Congress
1990 Dhani Ram Pujari Bharatiya Janata Party
1993
1998 Pratibha Shah Indian National Congress
Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
2003 Lachhuram Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party
2008 Baiduram Kashyap
2013 Deepak Baij Indian National Congress
2018
2019^ Rajman Venjam
2023 Vinayak Goyal Bharatiya Janata Party

^by-election

Election results

2023

2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election: Chitrakot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Vinayak Goyal 63,954 43.73 +10.03
INC Deepak Baij 55,584 38.01 −9.30
CPI Ramu Ram Mourya 5,051 3.45 −1.84
AAP Bomdha Mandavi 4,644 3.18
JCC Bharat Kashyap 4,184 2.86 −2.11
BSP Sannu Poyam 3,493 2.39
Sarv Adi Dal Ramlal Podiyam 2,028 1.39
NOTA None of the Above 7,310 5.00 +0.26
Majority 8,370 5.72 −7.89
Turnout 146,248 82.34 +4.22
BJP gain from INC Swing

2019

2019 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly by-election: Chitrakot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Rajman Venjam 62,097 47.31 +0.38
BJP Lachhuram Kashyap 44,235 33.70 +0.09
CPI Hidmo Ram Mandavi 6,948 5.29
JCC Bomdha Mandavi 6,527 4.97 −0.65
API Lakheshwar Kawasi 2,650 2.02 +0.68
Independent Ritika Karma 2,575 1.96
NOTA None of the Above 6,225 4.74 −2.62
Majority 17,862 13.61 +0.29
Turnout 131,257 78.12 −2.57
INC hold Swing

2018

Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Election, 2018: Chitrakot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Deepak Baij 62,616 46.93
BJP Lachhuram Kashyap 44,846 33.61
JCC Tankeshwar Bhardwaj 7,494 5.62
Independent Dharmuram Kashyap 3,032 2.27
SS Suresh Kawasi 2,297 1.72
API Lakheshwar Kawasi 1,791 1.34
AAP Dantiram Poyam 1,517 1.14
NOTA None of the Above 9,824 7.36
Majority 17,770 13.32
Turnout 132,781 80.69
INC hold Swing

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistical Report on General Election, 2023 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "New Maps of Assembly Constituency". ceochhattisgarh.nic.in. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "State Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "State Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "By-election 2019 results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "Statistical data of General Election to Chhatisgarh Assembly - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

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