Khairagarh Assembly constituency
| Khairagarh | |
|---|---|
| Indian electoral constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Rajnandgaon |
| LS constituency | Rajnandgaon |
| Total electors | 201,767[1][needs update] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
Khairagarh is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.[2][3] It is in Rajnandgaon district.[4]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Devwrat Singh[1][5][6] | Janta Congress Chhattisgarh | |
| 2022 by election | Yashoda Nilamber Verma | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
2022 by-election
A by-election was needed due to the death of the sitting MLA, Devwrat Singh on 4 November 2021.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Yashoda Nilamber Verma | 87,879 | |||
| BJP | Komal Janghel | 67,703 | |||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,616 | |||
| FDLP | Viplav Sahu (Churan) | 2,412 | |||
| Independent | Nitin Kumar Bhandekar | 1,413 | |||
| JCC | Narendra Soni | 1,222 | |||
| Rest of the Candidates | ~2,500 | ||||
| Majority | 20,176 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,65,919 | 78.41 | |||
| INC gain from JCC | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JCC | Devwrat Singh | 61,516 | 36.00 | ||
| BJP | Komal Janghel | 60,646 | 36.00 | ||
| INC | Girwar Janghel | 31,811 | 19.00 | ||
| Independent | Sarju Janghel | 4,060 | 2.50 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,068 | 2.00 | ||
| SS | Dinesh Singh | 1,775 | 1.20 | ||
| Majority | 870 | 0.52 | |||
| Turnout | 1,70,621 | 84.56 | |||
| JCC gain from INC | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ^ a b c "State Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "New Maps of Assembly Constituency". ceochhattisgarh.nic.in. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Chhattisgarh 2013". myneta.info. National Election Watch. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Constituency: Khairagarh (73)". Empowering India Org. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Khairagarh (Chhattisgarh) Assembly Constituency Elections". Elections IN. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Chhattisgarh MLA Devvrat Singh dies of cardiac arrest at 52". India Today. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ Manish Kumar (16 April 2022). "Chhattisgarh: Congress wins Khairagarh Assembly by-election, CM Bhupesh Baghel congratulates newly elected MLA". Retrieved 10 June 2022.