| Marwahi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency Details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi |
| LS constituency | Korba |
| Total electors | 184,021[1][needs update] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Current MLA | Krishna Kumar Dhruw |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2020 |
Marwahi is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.[2][3] It is in Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It is a segment of Korba Lok Sabha constituency.[4][5][6]
Members of Vidhan Sabha[edit | edit source]
| Year | Candidate | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Ajit Jogi | Indian National Congress | |
| 2008 | |||
| 2013 | |||
| 2018[1] | Janta Congress Chhattisgarh | ||
| 2020 (by election) | Krishna Kumar Dhruw | Indian National Congress | |
Results[edit | edit source]
2020 by-election[edit | edit source]
A by-election was needed due to the death of the sitting MLA Ajit Jogi.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Ā±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Krishna Kumar Dhruw | 83,561 | 56.09 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,787 | 2.54 | ||
| Majority | 38,197 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,49,870 | 78.38 | |||
| INC gain from Janta Congress Chhattisgarh | Swing | ||||
2018[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Ā±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JCC | Ajit Jogi | ||||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ā 1.0 1.1 1.2 "State Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ā "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order ā 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ā "New Maps of Assembly Constituency". ceochhattisgarh.nic.in. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ā Elections in
- ā Marwahi seat is a Congress stronghold
- ā "Assembly Elections December 2013 Results". ECI. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013.
- ā "Chhattisgarh's First Chief Minister Ajit Jogi Dies at 74". 29 May 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.