Raipur City South Legislative Assembly constituency officially, Raipur Nagar Dakshin is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.[2] The seat was formed in 2008 after the dissolution of Raipur Town constituency. It is part of Raipur district. Former Minister of Chhattisgarh Government Brijmohan Agrawal has been the Member of Vidhansabha from 2008 to 2024. He has won four times from this seat only.
Raipur Nagar Dakshin | |
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Constituency No. 51 for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | Central India |
State | Chhattisgarh |
District | Raipur |
LS constituency | Raipur |
Established | 2008 |
Total electors | 260,006[1] |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent Vacant |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Year | Member | Party | |
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Until 2008: Constituency did not exist | |||
2008 | Brijmohan Agrawal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
2013 | |||
2018 | |||
2023[3][4] |
Election results
2024
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Sunil Soni | ||||
INC | Akash Sharma | ||||
NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Swing |
2023
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Brijmohan Agrawal | 109,263 | 69.48 | +16.48 | |
INC | Mahant Ramsundar Das | 41,544 | 26.42 | −14.39 | |
JCC | Pradeep Kumar Sahu | 1,612 | 1.03 | ||
NOTA | None of the Above | 729 | 0.46 | −0.57 | |
Majority | 67,719 | 43.06 | +31.17 | ||
Turnout | 1,57,263 | 60.48 | −1.18 | ||
BJP hold | Swing | +16.48 |
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Brijmohan Agrawal | 77,589 | 52.70 | −6.55 | |
INC | Kanhaiya Agrawal | 60,093 | 40.81 | +6.88 | |
BSP | Umesh Das Manikpuri | 1,514 | 1.03 | ||
AAP | Munna Bisen | 1,363 | 0.93 | ||
NOTA | None of the Above | 1,521 | 1.03 | ||
Majority | 17,496 | 11.89 | |||
Turnout | 147,228 | 61.66 | |||
BJP hold | Swing | -6.55 |
2013
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Brijmohan Agrawal | 65,686 | 57.91 | NA | |
INC | Yogesh Tiwari | 40,747 | 35.92 | NA | |
Majority | NA | ||||
Turnout | NA | ||||
BJP win (new seat) |
See also
References
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