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2008 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election
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All 90 seats to the Legislative Assembly 46 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 70.66% ( 0.64pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election, 2008 was held on 14 and 20 November 2008, to select the 90 members of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly. The results of the election were announced on 8 December. The Bharatiya Janata Party won the popular vote and a majority of seats and the incumbent Chief Minister Raman Singh was sworn in as Chief minister for his second term.[1]
Results[edit]
Party-wise Results[edit]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 4,332,834 | 40.35 | 50 | 0 | |
| Indian National Congress | 4,146,853 | 38.62 | – | +1 | |
| Bahujan Samaj Party | 656,041 | 6.11 | 2 | 0 | |
| Nationalist Congress Party | 56,293 | 0.52 | 0 | –1 | |
| Others | 635,584 | 5.92 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 909,686 | 8.47 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 10,737,291 | 100.00 | 52 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 10,737,291 | 99.93 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 7,896 | 0.07 | |||
| Total votes | 10,745,187 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 15,218,560 | 70.61 | |||
| Source: ECI[2] | |||||
Elected members[edit]
| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatpur-sonhat | ST | Phoolchand Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Manendragarh | None | Deepak Kumar Patel | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Baikunthpur | None | Bhaiya Lal Rajwade | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Premnagar | None | Renuka Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Bhatgaon | None | Ravi Shankar Tripathi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Pratappur | ST | Dr. Premsai Singh Tekam | Indian National Congress | |
| Ramanujganj | ST | Ram Vichar Netam | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Samri | ST | Siddha Nath Paikra | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Lundra | ST | Ramdev Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| Ambikapur | None | T S Baba | Indian National Congress | |
| Sitapur | ST | Amarjeet Bhagat | Indian National Congress | |
| Jashpur | ST | Jageswar Ram Bhagat | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Kunkuri | ST | Bharat Sai | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Pathalgaon | ST | Rampukar Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Lailunga | ST | Hriday Ram Rathiya | Indian National Congress | |
| Raigarh | None | Shakrajeet Nayak | Indian National Congress | |
| Sarangarh | SC | Padma Ghanshaym Manher | Indian National Congress | |
| Kharsia | None | Nand Kumar Patel | Indian National Congress | |
| Dharamjaigarh | ST | Om Prakash Rathiya | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Rampur | ST | Nankiram Kanwar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Korba | None | Jai Singh Bhaiya | Indian National Congress | |
| Katghora | None | Bodhram Kanwar | Indian National Congress | |
| Pali-tanakhar | ST | Ram Dayal Uike | Indian National Congress | |
| Marwahi | ST | Ajit Jogi | Indian National Congress | |
| Kota | None | Dr.renu Jogi | Indian National Congress | |
| Lormi | None | Dharamjeet Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Mungeli | SC | Punnulal Mohle | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Takhatpur | None | Raju Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Bilha | None | Dharam Lal Kaushik | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Bilaspur | None | Amar Agrawal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Beltara | None | Badridhar Diwan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Masturi | SC | Dr. Krishna Murti Bandhi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Akaltara | None | Saurabh Singh | Bahujan Samaj Party | |
| Janjgir-champa | None | Narayan Chandel | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Sakti | None | Saroja Manharan Rathore | Indian National Congress | |
| Chandrapur | None | Yuddhveer Singh Judev | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Jaijaipur | None | Mahant Ramsunder Das | Indian National Congress | |
| Pamgarh | SC | Dujram Bouddh | Bahujan Samaj Party | |
| Saraipali | SC | Dr. Haridas Bhardwaj | Indian National Congress | |
| Basna | None | Devendra Bahadur Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Khallari | None | Paresh Bagbahara | Indian National Congress | |
| Mahasamund | None | Agni Chandrakar | Indian National Congress | |
| Bilaigarh | SC | Dr Shiv Kumar Dahriya | Indian National Congress | |
| Kasdol | None | Raj Kamal Singhaniya | Indian National Congress | |
| Baloda Bazar | None | Laxmi Baghel | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Bhatapara | None | Chaitram Sahu | Indian National Congress | |
| Dharsiwa | None | Devji Bhai Patel | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Raipur Rural | None | Nand Kumar Sahu | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Raipur City West | None | Rajesh Moonat | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Raipur City North | None | Kuldeep Singh Juneja | Indian National Congress | |
| Raipur City South | None | Brijmohan Agrawal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Arang | SC | Guru Rudra Kumar | Indian National Congress | |
| Abhanpur | None | Chandrashekar Sahu "champu" | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Rajim | None | Amitesh Shukl | Indian National Congress | |
| Bindranawagarh | ST | Damru Dhar Pujari | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Sihawa | ST | Ambika Markam | Indian National Congress | |
| Kurud | None | Lekhram Sahu | Indian National Congress | |
| Dhamtari | None | Gurumukh Singh Hora | Indian National Congress | |
| Sanjari Balod | None | Madan Lal Sahu | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Dondi Lohara | ST | Neelima Singh Tekam | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Gunderdehi | None | Virendra Kumar Sahu | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Patan | None | Vijay Baghel | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Durg-rural | None | Pratima Chandrakar | Indian National Congress | |
| Durg City | None | Hemchand Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Bhilai Nagar | None | Badruddin Quraishi | Indian National Congress | |
| Vaishali Nagar | None | Saroj Pandey | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Ahiwara | SC | Doman Lal Korsewada | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Saja | None | Ravindra Choubey | Indian National Congress | |
| Bemetara | None | Tamradhwaj Sahu | Indian National Congress | |
| Nawagarh | SC | Dyaldas Baghel | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Pandariya | None | Akbar Bhai | Indian National Congress | |
| Kawardha | None | Dr. Siyaram Sahu | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Khairagarh | None | Komal Janghel | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Dongargarh | SC | Ramji Bharti | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Rajnandgaon | None | Dr. Raman | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Dongargaon | None | Kheduram Sahu | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Khujji | None | Bhola Ram Sahu | Indian National Congress | |
| Mohla-manpur | ST | Shivraj Singh Usare | Indian National Congress | |
| Antagarh | ST | Vikram Usendi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Bhanupratappur | ST | Bramhanand | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Kanker | ST | Sumitra Markole | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Keshkal | ST | Sewakram Netam | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Kondagaon | ST | Lata Usendi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Narayanpur | ST | Kedarnath Kashyap | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Bastar | ST | Dr Subhau Kashyap | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Jagdalpur | None | Santosh Bafna | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Chitrakot | ST | Baiduram Kashyap | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Dantewada | ST | Bhima Mandavi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Bijapur | ST | Mahesh Gagda | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Konta | ST | Lakhma Kawasi | Indian National Congress | |
Cabinet of Ministers[edit]
Source:[3]
- Raman Singh: Chief Minister
- Ajay Chandrakar: Panchayat and Rural Development, Culture, Tourism, and Parliamentary Affairs
- Amar Agrawal: Public Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education, commercial tax and labor
- Brijmohan Agrawal: Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Water Resources, Ayacut, religious trusts and charitable
- Kedarnath Kashyap: Tribal and Scheduled Caste Development, Backward Classes and Minorities Development, School of Education
- Prem Prakash Pandey: Revenue and Disaster Management, Rehabilitation, Higher Education, Technical Education, and Manpower Planning, Science & Technology
References[edit]
- ↑ "How Raman Singh retained Chhattisgarh". Rediff.com. PTI. 12 December 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ↑ "State Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ↑ Abhinandan Mishra (19 December 2013). "9 Ministers Inducted into Chhattisgarh Cabinet". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 February 2022.