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Rajim is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.[2][3] It is in Gariaband district and is a segment of Mahasamund Lok Sabha constituency.[4][5]
| Rajim | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 54 for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Gariaband |
| LS constituency | Mahasamund |
| Established | 1961 |
| Total electors | 228,453[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Rohit Sahu | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Amitesh Shukla |
Madhya Pradesh Assembly
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prior to 1961: Constituency did not exist | |||
| 1962 | Shyama Charan Shukla | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Pawan Diwan | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Jiwanlal Sahu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Punit Ram Sahu | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1990 | Shyama Charan Shukla | Indian National Congress | |
| 1993 | |||
| 1998 | |||
| 1999^ | Amitesh Shukla | ||
Chhattisgarh Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Chandu Lal Sahu | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2008 | Amitesh Shukla | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013 | Santosh Upadhyay | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2018 | Amitesh Shukla | Indian National Congress | |
| 2023 | Rohit Sahu | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
^ elected in bypolls
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rohit Sahu | 96,423 | 50.16 | +26.86 | |
| INC | Amitesh Shukla | 84,512 | 43.96 | −12.46 | |
| Independent | Santu Dhruw | 3,240 | 1.69 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,506 | 1.30 | −1.46 | |
| Majority | 11,911 | 6.20 | −26.92 | ||
| Turnout | 192,226 | 84.14 | +1.32 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Amitesh Shukla | 99,041 | 56.42 | ||
| BJP | Santosh Upadhyay | 40,909 | 23.30 | ||
| JCC | Rohit Sahu | 23,776 | 13.54 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 4,844 | 2.76 | ||
| Majority | 58,132 | 33.12 | |||
| Turnout | 175,553 | 82.82 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
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