Marwahi Assembly constituency

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Marwahi
Constituency for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Constituency Details
CountryIndia
StateChhattisgarh
DistrictGaurela-Pendra-Marwahi
LS constituencyKorba
Total electors184,021[1][needs update]
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLAKrishna Kumar Dhruw
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2020

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]

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]

2020 by-election[edit]

A by-election was needed due to the death of the sitting MLA Ajit Jogi.[7]

Bye election, 2020: Marwahi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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]

Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Election, 2018: Marwahi[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
[[Janta Congress Chhattisgarh|Template:Janta Congress Chhattisgarh/meta/shortname]] Ajit Jogi
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "State Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order – 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "New Maps of Assembly Constituency". ceochhattisgarh.nic.in. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  4. ↑ Elections in
  5. ↑ Marwahi seat is a Congress stronghold
  6. ↑ "Assembly Elections December 2013 Results". ECI. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Chhattisgarh's First Chief Minister Ajit Jogi Dies at 74". 29 May 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.

Coordinates: 23°01′N 82°03′E / 23.01°N 82.05°E / 23.01; 82.05

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