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{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh State, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Sitapur
| mla = Ram Kumar Toppo
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| latest_election_year = [[2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2023]]
| preceded_by = [[Amarjeet Bhagat]]
| state = [[Chhattisgarh]]
| district = [[Surguja district|Surguja]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Surguja (Lok Sabha constituency)|Surguja]]
| established = 1951
| reservation = ST
| electors = {{formatnum:201660}}<ref name=election2023>{{cite web |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/chhattisgarh-legislative-election-2023-statistical-report |title=State Election, 2023 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh |website=Election Commission of India |date= |accessdate=25 January 2024 |url-access=limited}}</ref>{{update after|2029|1}}
| type = SLA
| constituency_no = 11
| map_image = Sitapur, Chhattisgarh Assembly constituency map.svg
}}
'''Sitapur''' is one of the 90 [[Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] constituencies of [[Chhattisgarh]] state in [[India]].<ref name=delimitation2008>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3931-delimitation-of-parliamentary-assembly-constituencies-order-2008/ |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order – 2008 |website=Election Commission of India |date=26 November 2008 |accessdate= 12 February 2021}}</ref><ref name=ceomap>{{cite web |url=https://ceochhattisgarh.nic.in/en/new-maps-assembly-constituency |title=New Maps of Assembly Constituency |website=ceochhattisgarh.nic.in| access-date=1 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Chhattisgarh 2013|url=http://www.myneta.info/chhattisgarh2013/|website=myneta.info|publisher=National Election Watch|accessdate=25 July 2018}}</ref> It is in [[Surguja district|Surguja]] district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the [[Scheduled Tribes]].

==Members of Legislative Assembly==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Member
!colspan="2"|Party
|-
! colspan=4|[[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
|-
|[[1952 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1952]]
|Chakrapani Shukla
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=6}}
|-
|[[1957 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|[[Haribhajan Singh]]
|-
|[[1962 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
| rowspan="2" |Mokshmadan Singh
|-
|[[1967 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|-
|[[1972 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
| rowspan="4" |Sukhi Ram
|-
|[[1977 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|-
|[[1980 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)}}
|-
|[[1985 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1990 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|Ram Khelawan
|{{party name with color|Independent politician}}
|-
|[[1993 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1993]]
|Sukhdev Ram
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1998 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1998]]
|Gopal Ram
|{{party name with color|Independent politician}}
|-
! colspan=4|[[Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly]]
|-
|[[2003 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2003]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Amarjeet Bhagat]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}}
|-
|[[2008 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2008]]
|-
|[[2013 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2013]]
|-
|[[2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|-
|[[2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2023]]<ref name="Chhattisgarh Election Result 2023: Full list of winners from BJP and Congress">{{cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/elections/assembly-elections/chhattisgarh-assembly-election-result-2023-full-winners-list-bjp-congress-bhupesh-baghel-live-updates-11701451241747.html|title=Chhattisgarh Election Result 2023: Full list of winners from BJP and Congress|last1=mint|date=3 December 2023|accessdate=10 December 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210105307/https://www.livemint.com/elections/assembly-elections/chhattisgarh-assembly-election-result-2023-full-winners-list-bjp-congress-bhupesh-baghel-live-updates-11701451241747.html|archivedate=10 December 2023|language=en}}</ref>
|[[Ramkumar Toppo]]
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|}

== Election results ==
=== 2023 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Election, 2023]]: Sitapur<ref name=election2023/>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Ramkumar Toppo]]
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 83,088
|percentage = 50.36
|change = +17.38
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Amarjeet Bhagat]]|party=Indian National Congress|votes=65,928|percentage=39.96|change=-16.60}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Santosh Kumar Khess|party=Independent|votes=3,264|percentage=1.98|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[None of the Above]]|party=None of the above|votes=1,414|percentage=0.86|change=-2.53}}
{{Election box majority||votes=17,160|percentage=10.40|change=-13.18}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=164,980|percentage=81.81|change=+0.51}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}

{{Election box end}}

=== 2018 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Election, 2018]]: Sitapur<ref name=election2018>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/9643-statistical-data-of-general-election-to-chhatisgarh-assembly/ |title=State Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh |website=Election Commission of India |accessdate= 1 September 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Amarjeet Bhagat]]
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 86,670
|percentage = 56.56
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Gopal Ram
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 50,533
|percentage = 32.98
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Setram Bara
|party = Janta Congress Chhattisgarh
|votes = 2,495
|percentage = 1.63
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Shanti Prakash
|party = Independent
|votes = 1,938
|percentage = 1.26
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Ashok Tirkey
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|votes = 1680
|percentage = 1.10
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Munna Toppo
|party = Independent
|votes = 1,629
|percentage = 1.06
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]
|party = None of the above
|votes = 5,189
|percentage = 3.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 36,137
|percentage = 23.58
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,53,223
|percentage = 81.30
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
*[[List of constituencies of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Surguja district]]
* [[Sitapur, Chhattisgarh|Sitapur]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh}}

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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh]]
[[Category:Surguja district]]
[[Category:Politics of Chhattisgarh]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]

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