Raigarh is one of the eleven Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Chhattisgarh state in central India.
| Raigarh CG-2 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| Assembly constituencies | Jashpur Kunkuri Pathalgaon Lailunga Raigarh Sarangarh Kharsia Dharamjaigarh |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 18,38,547[1] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Assembly segments
editRaigarh Lok Sabha constituency is reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates.[2] It is composed of the following assembly segments:[3]
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Jashpur (ST) | Jashpur | Raymuni Bhagat | BJP | |
| 13 | Kunkuri (ST) | Vishnu Deo Sai | BJP | ||
| 14 | Pathalgaon (ST) | Gomati Sai | BJP | ||
| 15 | Lailunga (ST) | Raigarh | Vidyawati Sidar | INC | |
| 16 | Raigarh | O. P. Choudhary | BJP | ||
| 17 | Sarangarh (SC) | Sarangarh | Uttari Ganpat Jangde | INC | |
| 18 | Kharsia | Raigarh | Umesh Patel | INC | |
| 19 | Dharamjaigarh (ST) | Laljeet Singh Rathia | INC | ||
Members of Parliament
editElection results
edit2024
edit| 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 |  0.94
| ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
- ^ does not include postal ballots
2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Gomtee Sai | 658,335 | 48.76 |  4.40
| |
| INC | Laljeet Singh Rathia | 5,92,308 | 43.87 | 8.10
| |
| BSP | Innocent Kujur | 26,596 | 1.97 | 0.21
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 15,729 | 1.17 | 1.12
| |
| IND. | Prakash Kumar Uranw | 15,729 | 0.75 | 0.28
| |
| Majority | 66,027 | 4.89 | 12.50
| ||
| Turnout | 13,50,741 | 77.91 | 1.31
| ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
General election 2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Vishnu Dev Sai | 662,478 | 53.16 | 5.72
| |
| INC | Arti Singh | 4,45,728 | 35.77 | 5.70
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 28,480 | 2.29 | N/A | |
| BSP | Kripa Shankar Bhagat | 27,152 | 2.18 | 1.88
| |
| IND. | Prakash Kumar Uranw | 12,860 | 1.03 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,16,750 | 17.39 | 11.42
| ||
| Turnout | 12,46,219 | 76.60 | 11.29
| ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
General election 2009
edit| 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Final notification on delimitation of Chhattisgarh constituencies" (PDF). 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. Archived from the original on 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
- ^ Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Raigarh". Archived from the original on 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.