Raigarh (Lok Sabha constituency)

Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency is one of the eleven Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Chhattisgarh state in central India.


Assembly segments

Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency is reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates.[1] It is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]

  1. Jashpur (ST) (assembly constituency no. 12)
  2. Kunkuri (ST) (assembly constituency no. 13)
  3. Pathalgaon (ST) (assembly constituency no. 14)
  4. Lailunga (ST) (assembly constituency no. 15)
  5. Raigarh (assembly constituency no. 16)
  6. Sarangarh (SC) (assembly constituency no. 17)
  7. Kharsia (assembly constituency no. 18)
  8. 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.

Members of Parliament
Year Winner Party
1962 Vijaya Bhushan Singh Deo 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 (I)
1984 Pushpa Devi Singh Indian National Congress (I)
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
2019 Gomtee Sai Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

General election 2019
2019 Indian general elections: Raigarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Gomtee Sai 6,58,335 48.76
INC Laljeet Singh Rathia 5,92,308 43.87
BSP Innocent Kujur 26,596 1.97
NOTA None of the Above 15,729 1.17
IND. Prakash Kumar Uranw 15,729 0.75
Majority 66,027 4.89
Turnout 13,50,741 77.91
BJP hold Swing

General election 2014
2014 Indian general elections: Raigarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Vishnu Dev Sai 6,62,478 53.16
INC Arti Singh 4,45,728 35.77
NOTA None of the Above 28,480 2.29
BSP Kripa Shankar Bhagat 27,152 2.18
IND. Prakash Kumar Uranw 12,860 1.03
Majority 2,16,750 17.39
Turnout 12,46,219 76.60
BJP hold Swing

General election 2009
2009 Indian general elections: Raigarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Vishnu Dev Sai 4,43,948 47.44
INC Hridayaram Rathiya 3,88,100 41.47
BSP Bahadur Singh Rathia 37,972 4.06
IND. Haldhar Ram Sidar 23,361 2.50
Majority 55,848 5.97
Turnout 9,35,746 65.31
BJP hold Swing

See also
  • Raigarh district
  • Rajgarh district is in Madhya Pradesh. Some people get confused since its name sounds similar to 'Raigarh'.
  • List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha

References
  1. "Final notification on delimitation of Chhattisgarh constituencies" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
  2. "CandidateAC.xls file on assembly constituencies with information on district and parliamentary constituencies". Chhattisgarh. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2008-11-21.

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