Raigarh (Lok Sabha constituency)
Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency is one of the eleven Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Chhattisgarh state in central India.
Members of Parliament
- 1962: Vijaya Bhushan Singh, Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
- 1967: Rajni Devi, Indian National Congress
- 1971: Ummed Singh Rathia, Indian National Congress
- 1977: Narhari Prasad Sai, Janata Party
- 1980: Pushpa Devi Singh, Indian National Congress (Indira)
- 1984: Pushpa Devi Singh, Indian National Congress (Indira)
- 1989: Nand Kumar Sai, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1991: Pushpa Devi Singh, Indian National Congress
- 1996: Nand Kumar Sai, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1998: Ajit Jogi, Indian National Congress
- 1999: Vishnu Dev Sai, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2004: Vishnu Dev Sai, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2009: Vishnu Dev Sai, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2014: Vishnu Dev Sai, Bharatiya Janata Party
Assembly segments
Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency is reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates.[1] It is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
- Jashpur Nagar (ST) (assembly constituency no. 12)
- Kunkuri (ST) (assembly constituency no. 13)
- Pathalgaon (ST) (assembly constituency no. 14)
- Lailunga (ST) (assembly constituency no. 15)
- Raigarh (assembly constituency no. 16)
- Sarangarh (SC) (assembly constituency no. 17)
- Kharsia (assembly constituency no. 18)
- Dharamjaigarh (ST) (assembly constituency no. 19)
Jashpur Nagar, Kunkuri and Pathalgaon together cover the Jashpur district. Lailunga, Raigarh, Sarangarh, Kharsia and Dharamjaigarh assembly segments cover the Raigarh district together. Jashpur Nagar, Kunkuri, Pathalgaon, Lailunga and Dharamjaigarh constituencies are reserved for ST candidates, whereas the Sarangarh constituency is reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates.
See also
- Raigarh district
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
References
- ↑ "Final notification on delimitation of Chhattisgarh constituencies". Delimitation Commission of India. 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
- ↑ "CandidateAC.xls file on assembly constituencies with information on district and parliamentary constituencies". Chhattisgarh. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
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