Raipur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Raipur is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Chhattisgarh.
Members of Parliament
| Lok Sabha | Duration | Name of the Member | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | 1952-57 | Bhupendra Nath Misra | Indian National Congress |
| Second | 1957-62 | Birendra Bahadur Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Third | 1962-67 | Keshar Kumari Devi | Indian National Congress |
| Fourth | 1967–71 | Lakhan Lal Gupta | Indian National Congress |
| Fifth | 1971-77 | Vidya Charan Shukla | Indian National Congress |
| Sixth | 1977-80 | Purushottam Kaushik | Janata Party |
| Seventh | 1980-84 | Keyur Bhushan | Indian National Congress (Indira) |
| Eighth | 1984-89 | Keyur Bhushan | Indian National Congress (Indira) |
| Ninth | 1989-91 | Ramesh Bais | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Tenth | 1991-96 | Vidya Charan Shukla | Indian National Congress |
| Eleventh | 1996-98 | Ramesh Bais | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Twelfth | 1998-99 | Ramesh Bais | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Thirteenth | 1999–2004 | Ramesh Bais | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Fourteenth | 2004-09 | Ramesh Bais | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Fifteenth | 2009-14 | Ramesh Bais | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Sixteenth | 2014-Incumbent | Ramesh Bais | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Election Results
| Indian general elections, 2014: Raipur | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| BJP | Ramesh Bais | 6,54,922 | 52.36 | ||
| INC | Satya Narayan Sharma | 4,83,276 | 38.64 | ||
| AAP | Sandeep Tiwari | 15,139 | 1.21 | ||
| BSP | Guruji Virendra Kumar Dahariya | 13,147 | 1.05 | ||
| Independent | Om Prakash Dande | 12,699 | 1.02 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 5,796 | 0.46 | ||
| Majority | 1,71,646 | 13.72 | |||
| Turnout | 12,50,845 | 65.69 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
| Indian general elections, 2009: Raipur | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| BJP | Ramesh Bais | 3,64,943 | 49.19 | ||
| INC | Bhupesh Baghel | 3,07,042 | 41.39 | ||
| BSP | Vidhya Devi Sahu | 16,853 | 2.27 | ||
| Independent | Navin Gupta | 8,123 | 1.09 | ||
| Independent | Shrikant Kaser | 6,208 | 0.84 | ||
| Majority | 57,901 | 7.80 | |||
| Turnout | 7,41,861 | 47.00 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
| Indian general elections, 2004: Raipur | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| BJP | Ramesh Bais | 3,76,029 | 54.54 | ||
| INC | Shyama Charan Shukla | 2,46,510 | 35.75 | ||
| BSP | Dr. Heeraman Banjare | 32,252 | 4.68 | ||
| Majority | 1,29,519 | 18.79 | |||
| Turnout | 6,89,517 | 50.32 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly segments
Raipur Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]
- Baloda Bazar (assembly constituency no. 45)
- Bhatapara (assembly constituency no. 46)
- Dharsiwa (assembly constituency no. 47)
- Raipur Rural (assembly constituency no. 48)
- Raipur City West (assembly constituency no. 49)
- Raipur City North (assembly constituency no. 50)
- Raipur City South (assembly constituency no. 51)
- Arang (SC) (assembly constituency no. 52)
- Abhanpur (assembly constituency no. 53)
All nine assembly segments are in Raipur district. This district also contains two other assembly constituencies that are part of Janjgir-Champa (Lok Sabha constituency) and two assembly constituencies that are part of Mahasamund (Lok Sabha constituency). Arang constituency is reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates.[2]
See also
- Raipur
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
References
- ↑ "CandidateAC.xls file on assembly constituencies with information on district and parliamentary constituencies". Chhattisgarh. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
- ↑ "Final notification on delimitation of Chhattisgarh constituencies" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
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