Rajnandgaon (Lok Sabha constituency)
Rajnandgaon is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Chhattisgarh.
Members of Parliament
- 1957: Raja Bahadur Singh, Indian National Congress
- 1962: Raja Bahadur Singh, Indian National Congress
- 1967: Padmawati Devi, Indian National Congress
- 1971: Ramsahai Pandey, Indian National Congress
- 1977: Madan Tiwary, Janata Party
- 1980: Shivendra Bahadur Singh, Indian National Congress
- 1984: Shivendra Bahadur Singh, Indian National Congress
- 1989: Dharmpal Singh Gupta, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1991: Shivendra Bahadur Singh, Indian National Congress
- 1996: Ashok Sharma, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1998: Motilal Vora, Indian National Congress
- 1999: Dr. Raman Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2004: Pradeep Gandhi, Bhartiya Janata Party (Expelled from Lok Sabha)
- 2007: Devwrat Singh, Indian National Congress (By-elections)
- 2009: Madhusudan Yadav, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2014: Abhishek Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party
Election Results
| General Election, 2014: Rajnandgaon |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
BJP |
Abhishek Singh |
6,43,473 |
54.61 |
|
|
INC |
Kamleshwar Verma |
4,07,562 |
34.59 |
|
|
NOTA |
NOTA |
32,385 |
2.75 |
|
|
BSP |
Anand Sahu |
20,458 |
1.74 |
|
|
AKPI |
Narendra Bansod |
11,704 |
0.99 |
|
| Margin of victory |
2,35,911 |
20.02 |
|
| Turnout |
11,78,296 |
74.56 |
|
|
BJP gain from INC |
Swing |
|
|
| Indian general election, 1999: Rajnandgaon |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
BJP |
Dr. Raman Singh |
3,04,611 |
51.46 |
|
|
INC |
Motilal Vora |
2,77,896 |
46.94 |
|
|
Independent |
Deosingh Nandeshwar |
2,847 |
0.48 |
|
|
GGP |
Ramesh Kumar Gond |
2,735 |
0.46 |
|
| Majority |
26,715 |
4.52 |
|
| Turnout |
5,91,992 |
59.37 |
|
|
BJP hold |
Swing |
|
|
Assembly segments
Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]
- Pandariya (assembly constituency no. 71)
- Kawardha (assembly constituency no. 72)
- Khairagarh (assembly constituency no. 73)
- Dongargarh (SC) (assembly constituency no. 74)
- Rajnandgaon (assembly constituency no. 75)
- Dongargaon (assembly constituency no. 76)
- Khujji (assembly constituency no. 77)
- Mohla-Manpur (ST) (assembly constituency no. 77)
The six assembly constituencies cover the Rajnandgaon district, while 2 are from kabirdham district. Dongargarh constituency is reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates, whereas Mohla-Manpur constituency is reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates.[2]
See also
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