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Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency

Coordinates: 21°54′N 83°24′E / 21.9°N 83.4°E / 21.9; 83.4
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Raigarh
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Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionCentral India
StateChhattisgarh
Assembly constituenciesJashpur
Kunkuri
Pathalgaon
Lailunga
Raigarh
Sarangarh
Kharsia
Dharamjaigarh
Established1962
Total electors18,38,547[1]
ReservationST
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

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

Assembly segments

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Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency is reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates.[2] It is composed of the following assembly segments:[3]

# Name District Member Party Leading

(in 2024)

12 Jashpur (ST) Jashpur Raymuni Bhagat BJP BJP
13 Kunkuri (ST) Vishnu Deo Sai BJP BJP
14 Pathalgaon (ST) Gomati Sai BJP BJP
15 Lailunga (ST) Raigarh Vidyawati Sidar INC BJP
16 Raigarh O. P. Choudhary BJP BJP
17 Sarangarh (SC) Sarangarh Uttari Ganpat Jangde INC BJP
18 Kharsia Raigarh Umesh Patel INC BJP
19 Dharamjaigarh (ST) Laljeet Singh Rathia INC BJP

Members of Parliament

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Year Member Party
1962 Vijaya Bhushan Singh Deo Ram Rajya Parishad
1967 Rajni Devi Indian National Congress
1971 Ummed Singh Rathia
1977 Narhari Prasad Sai Janata Party
1980 Pushpa Devi Singh Indian National Congress (I)
1984 Indian National Congress
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 Vishnudeo Sai Bharatiya Janata Party
2004
2009
2014
2019 Gomtee Sai
2024 Radheshyam Rathiya

Election results

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2024

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2024 Indian general election: Raigarh[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Radheshyam Rathiya 808,275 55.63
INC Dr. Menka Devi Singh 5,67,884 39.08
NOTA None of the above 15,022 1.03
Majority 2,40,391
Turnout 14,49,673[a] 78.85 Increase0.94
BJP hold Swing
  1. ^ does not include postal ballots

2019

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2019 Indian general elections: Raigarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Gomtee Sai 658,335 48.76 Decrease4.40
INC Laljeet Singh Rathia 5,92,308 43.87 Increase8.10
BSP Innocent Kujur 26,596 1.97 Decrease0.21
NOTA None of the Above 15,729 1.17 Decrease1.12
IND. Prakash Kumar Uranw 15,729 0.75 Decrease0.28
Majority 66,027 4.89 Decrease12.50
Turnout 13,50,741 77.91 Increase1.31
BJP hold Swing

General election 2014

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2014 Indian general elections: Raigarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Vishnu Dev Sai 662,478 53.16 Increase5.72
INC Arti Singh 4,45,728 35.77 Decrease5.70
NOTA None of the Above 28,480 2.29 N/A
BSP Kripa Shankar Bhagat 27,152 2.18 Decrease1.88
IND. Prakash Kumar Uranw 12,860 1.03 N/A
Majority 2,16,750 17.39 Increase11.42
Turnout 12,46,219 76.60 Increase11.29
BJP hold Swing

General election 2009

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2009 Indian general elections: Raigarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Vishnu Dev Sai 443,948 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

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References

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  1. ^ https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "Final notification on delimitation of Chhattisgarh constituencies" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. 2008-06-02. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-29. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Raigarh". Archived from the original on 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.

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