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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh State, India}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}<br />
{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Vaishali Nagar<br />
| mla = [[Rikesh Sen]]<br />
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
| state = [[Chhattisgarh]]<br />
| district = [[Durg district|Durg]]<br />
| loksabha_cons = [[Durg (Lok Sabha constituency)|Durg]]<br />
| established = 2008<br />
| reservation = None<br />
| electors = {{formatnum:251284}}<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 2023 |url-access=limited}}</ref>{{update after|2029|1}}<br />
| type = SLA<br />
| latest_election_year = [[2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2023]]<br />
| preceded_by = Vidya Ratan Bhasin<br />
| constituency_no = 66<br />
| map_image = Vaishali Nagar Assembly constituency map.svg<br />
}}<br />
'''Vaishali Nagar''' is one of the 90 [[Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] constituencies of [[Chhattisgarh]] state in [[India]].<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 |accessdate= 3 February 2021}}</ref><br />
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It comprises parts of Durg tehsil, in [[Durg district]].<ref name="delimitation2008">{{cite web |url=https://upload.indiacode.nic.in/showfile?actid=AC_CEN_3_20_00030_200233_1517807324510&type=order&filename=Delimitation%20Order,2008.pdf |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 |date=26 November 2008 |access-date= 24 June 2021}}</ref> As of 2023, its representative is Shri Rikesh Sen of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/vaishali-nagar-assembly-election-results-2023-live-2470885-2023-12-03 |title=Vaishali Nagar Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: BJP's Rikesh Sen wins Vaishali Nagar with 98272 votes |date= |author= |access-date= 31 December 2023}}</ref>{{update after|2029|2}}<br />
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== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!Election<br />
!Name<br />
!colspan=2|Party<br />
|-<br />
|colspan=4 |''Prior to 2008: Constituency did not exist''<br />
|-<br />
|[[2008 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2008]]<ref name="election2008">{{cite web |title=State Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3883-chhattisgarh-2008/ |accessdate=31 December 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref><br />
| [[Saroj Pandey]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=1}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2009 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2008]]<ref name="by election2009">{{cite web |title=State Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3883-chhattisgarh-2008/ |accessdate=31 December 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref><br />
| [[Bhajan Singh Nirankari]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=1}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2013 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2013]]<ref name=election2013>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3884-chhattisgarh-2013/ |title=State Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |accessdate= 31 December 2021}}</ref><br />
|rowspan=2| Vidya Ratan Bhasin<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janta Party|rowspan=3}}<br />
<br />
|-<br />
|[[2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2018]]<ref name=election2018/><br />
|-<br />
|[[2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2023]]<br />
|[[Rikesh Sen]]<br />
|}<br />
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== Election results ==<br />
<br />
===2023===<br />
{{Election box begin | title= [[2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election]]: Vaishali Nagar<ref name=election2023/>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = [[Rikesh Sen]]<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|votes = 98,272<br />
|percentage = 59.45<br />
|change = +9.73<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Mukesh Chandrakar|party=Indian National Congress|votes=58,198|percentage=35.21|change=-2.18}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Yogesh Sahu|party=Janta Congress Chhattisgarh|votes=2,020|percentage=1.22|change=-6.07}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Dinesh Kumar|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|votes=1,670|percentage=1.01|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[None of the Above]]|party=None of the above|votes=892|percentage=0.54|change=-1.32}}<br />
{{Election box majority|votes=40,074|percentage=24.24|change=+11.91}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|votes=165,294|percentage=65.78|change=+0.05}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link<br />
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|loser = Indian National Congress<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== 2018 ===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Election, 2018]]: Vaishali Nagar<ref name=election2018>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/9643-statistical-data-of-general-election-to-chhatisgarh-assembly/ |title=Statistical data of General Election to Chhatisgarh Assembly - 2018 |website=Election Commission of India |accessdate= 3 February 2021}}</ref><br />
}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate = Vidya Ratan Bhasin<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|votes = 72,920<br />
|percentage = 49.72<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate = Badruddin Qureshi<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|votes = 54,840<br />
|percentage = 37.39<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate = Manoj Kumar<br />
|party = Janta Congress Chhattisgarh<br />
|votes = 10,696<br />
|percentage = 7.29<br />
|change = ''New''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|votes = 2,724<br />
|percentage = 1.86<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 18,080<br />
|percentage = 12.33<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 146,675<br />
|percentage = 65.73<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of constituencies of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly]]<br />
* [[Durg district]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh}}<br />
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[[Category:Durg district]]<br />
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh]]<br />
[[Category:Politics of Chhattisgarh]]<br />
[[Category:2008 establishments in Chhattisgarh]]<br />
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 2008]]</div>
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