Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha Election 2008
HIGHLIGHTS
1. NO OF CONSTITUENCIES| TYPE OF CONSTITUENCY | GEN | SC | ST | TOTAL | ||||
| NO OF CONSTITUENCIES | 51 | 10 | 29 | 90 | ||||
2. NO OF CONTESTANTS
| NO. OF CONTESTANTS IN A CONSTITUENCY | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | Above 15 |
| NO. OF SUCH CONSTITUENCIES | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 39 | 16 |
TOTAL CONTESTANTS IN FRAY : 1066
AVERAGE CONTESTANTS PER CONSTITUENCY : 12
MINIMUM CONTESTANTS IN A CONSTITUENCY : 4
MAXIMUM CONTESTANTS IN A CONSTITUENCY : 29
3. ELECTORS
| MALE | FEMALE | TOTAL | ||||||
| i. NO. OF ELECTORS | 7675813 | 7542747 | 15218560 | |||||
| ii. NO. OF ELECTORS WHO VOTED | 5511189 | 5219382 | 10730571 | |||||
| iii. POLLING PERCENTAGE | 71.80 % | 69.20 % | 70.51 % | |||||
4. NO. OF VALID VOTES (EVM Valid + Postal Valid) : 10745187
5. NO. OF VOTES REJECTED (Postal) : 7559
6. VOTES NOT RETRIEVED FROM EVM : 337
7. NO. OF POLLING STATIONS : 20971
8. AVERAGE NO. OF ELECTORS PER POLLING STATION : 726
9. PERFORMANCE OF CONTESTING CANDIDATES
| MALE | FEMALE | TOTAL | ||||||
| i. NO. OF CONTESTANTS | 972 | 94 | 1066 | |||||
| ii. ELECTED | 79 | 11 | 90 | |||||
| iii. FORFEITED DEPOSITS | 798 | 73 | 871 | |||||
PARTICIPATING POLITICAL PARTIES
| ABBREVIATION | PARTY | |||||||
| NATIONAL PARTIES | ||||||||
| 1 . BJP | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||||||
| 2 . BSP | Bahujan Samaj Party | |||||||
| 3 . CPI | Communist Party of India | |||||||
| 4 . CPM | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |||||||
| 5 . INC | Indian National Congress | |||||||
| 6 . NCP | Nationalist Congress Party | |||||||
| 7 . RJD | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |||||||
| STATE PARTIES - OTHER STATES | ||||||||
| 8 . CPI(ML)(L) | Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) | |||||||
| 9 . JD(U) | Janata Dal (United) | |||||||
| 10 . JMM | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |||||||
| 11 . SHS | Shivsena | |||||||
| 12 . SP | Samajwadi Party | |||||||
| REGISTERED(Unrecognised) PARTIES | ||||||||
| 13 . ABHM | Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha | |||||||
| 14 . ABMAD | Akhil Bharatiya Manav Adhikar Dal | |||||||
| 15 . ABSSP | Akhil Bhartiya Sindhu Samajwadi Party | |||||||
| 16 . AD | Apna Dal | |||||||
| 17 . APP | Adarsh Political Party | |||||||
| 18 . BBP | Bharatiya Backward Party | |||||||
| 19 . BHBP | Bharatiya Bahujan Party | |||||||
| 20 . BJSH | Bharatiya Jan Shakti | |||||||
| 21 . BPSGKD | Bharatiya Prajatantrik Shudh Gandhiwadi Krishak Dal | |||||||
| 22 . BSSP | Bharatiya Sadbhawna Samaj Party | |||||||
| 23 . CGVP | Chhattisgarh Vikas Party | |||||||
| 24 . CMM | Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha | |||||||
| 25 . CSP | Chhattisgarhi Samaj Party | |||||||
| 26 . CVKP | Chandigarh Vikas Party | |||||||
| 27 . GGP | Gondvana Gantantra Party | |||||||
| 28 . GMS | Gondwana Mukti Sena | |||||||
| 29 . JCGP | Jai Chhattisgarh Party | |||||||
| 30 . KKJHS | Kranti Kari Jai Hind Sena | |||||||
| 31 . LJP | Lok Jan Shakti Party | |||||||
| 32 . LSWP | Loktantrik Samajwadi Party | |||||||
| 33 . PBRP | Prithak Bastar Rajya Party | |||||||
| 34 . RGOP | Rashtriya Gondvana Party | |||||||
| 35 . RP(K) | Republican Paksha (Khoripa) | |||||||
| 36 . RPI | Republican Party of India | |||||||
| 37 . RPI(A) | Republican Party of India (A) | |||||||
| 38 . RPI(KM) | Republican Party of India (Kamble) | |||||||
| 39 . SJP(R) | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | |||||||
| 40 . SUSP | Sunder Samaj Party | |||||||
| INDEPENDENTS | ||||||||
| 41 . IND | Independent | |||||||
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES
| CONSTITUENCY | WINNER | SEX | PARTY | |||||
| 1 Bharatpur-Sonhat (ST) | PHOOLCHAND SINGH | M | BJP | |||||
| 2 Manendragarh | DEEPAK KUMAR PATEL | M | BJP | |||||
| 3 Baikunthpur | BHAIYA LAL RAJWADE | M | BJP | |||||
| 4 Premnagar | RENUKA SINGH | F | BJP | |||||
| 5 Bhatgaon | RAVI SHANKAR TRIPATHI | M | BJP | |||||
| 6 Pratappur (ST) | DR. PREMSAI SINGH TEKAM | M | INC | |||||
| 7 Ramanujganj (ST) | RAM VICHAR NETAM | M | BJP | |||||
| 8 Samri (ST) | SIDDHA NATH PAIKRA | M | BJP | |||||
| 9 Lundra (ST) | RAMDEV RAM | M | INC | |||||
| 10 Ambikapur | T S BABA | M | INC | |||||
| 11 Sitapur (ST) | AMARJEET BHAGAT | M | INC | |||||
| 12 Jashpur (ST) | JAGESWAR RAM BHAGAT | M | BJP | |||||
| 13 Kunkuri (ST) | BHARAT SAI | M | BJP | |||||
| 14 Pathalgaon (ST) | RAMPUKAR SINGH | M | INC | |||||
| 15 Lailunga (ST) | HRIDAY RAM RATHIYA | M | INC | |||||
| 16 Raigarh | DOCTOR SHAKRAJEET NAYAK | M | INC | |||||
| 17 Sarangarh (SC) | SMT. PADMA GHANSHAYM MANHER | F | INC | |||||
| 18 Kharsia | NAND KUMAR PATEL | M | INC | |||||
| 19 Dharamjaigarh (ST) | OM PRAKASH RATHIYA | M | BJP | |||||
| 20 Rampur (ST) | NANKIRAM KANWAR | M | BJP | |||||
| 21 Korba | JAI SINGH BHAIYA | M | INC | |||||
| 22 Katghora | BODHRAM KANWAR | M | INC | |||||
| 23 Pali-Tanakhar (ST) | RAM DAYAL UIKE | M | INC | |||||
| 24 Marwahi (ST) | AJIT JOGI | M | INC | |||||
| 25 Kota | DR.RENU JOGI | F | INC | |||||
| 26 Lormi | DHARAMJEET SINGH | M | INC | |||||
| 27 Mungeli (SC) | PUNNULAL MOHLE | M | BJP | |||||
| 28 Takhatpur | RAJU SINGH | M | BJP | |||||
| 29 Bilha | DHARAM LAL KAUSHIK | M | BJP | |||||
| 30 Bilaspur | AMAR AGRAWAL | M | BJP | |||||
| 31 Beltara | BADRIDHAR DIWAN | M | BJP | |||||
| 32 Masturi (SC) | DR. KRISHNA MURTI BANDHI | M | BJP | |||||
| 33 Akaltara | SAURABH SINGH | M | BSP | |||||
| 34 Janjgir-Champa | NARAYAN CHANDEL | M | BJP | |||||
| 35 Sakti | SMT. SAROJA MANHARAN RATHORE | F | INC | |||||
| 36 Chandrapur | YUDDHVEER SINGH JUDEV | M | BJP | |||||
| 37 Jaijaipur | MAHANT RAMSUNDER DAS | M | INC | |||||
| 38 Pamgarh (SC) | DUJRAM BOUDDH | M | BSP | |||||
| 39 Saraipali (SC) | DR. HARIDAS BHARDWAJ | M | INC | |||||
| 40 Basna | DEVENDRA BAHADUR SINGH | M | INC | |||||
| 41 Khallari | PARESH BAGBAHARA | M | INC | |||||
| 42 Mahasamund | AGNI CHANDRAKAR | M | INC | |||||
| 43 Bilaigarh (SC) | DR SHIV KUMAR DAHRIYA | M | INC | |||||
| 44 Kasdol | RAJ KAMAL SINGHANIYA | M | INC | |||||
| 45 Baloda Bazar | LAXMI BAGHEL | F | BJP | |||||
| 46 Bhatapara | CHAITRAM SAHU | M | INC | |||||
| 47 Dharsiwa | DEVJI BHAI PATEL | M | BJP | |||||
| 48 Raipur Rural | NAND KUMAR SAHU | M | BJP | |||||
| 49 Raipur City West | RAJESH MOONAT | M | BJP | |||||
| 50 Raipur City North | KULDEEP SINGH JUNEJA | M | INC | |||||
| 51 Raipur City South | BRIJMOHAN AGRAWAL | M | BJP | |||||
| 52 Arang (SC) | GURU RUDRA KUMAR | M | INC | |||||
| 53 Abhanpur | CHANDRASHEKAR SAHU "CHAMPU" | M | BJP | |||||
| 54 Rajim | AMITESH SHUKL | M | INC | |||||
| 55 Bindranawagarh (ST) | DAMRU DHAR PUJARI | M | BJP | |||||
| 56 Sihawa (ST) | AMBIKA MARKAM | F | INC | |||||
| 57 Kurud | LEKHRAM SAHU | M | INC | |||||
| 58 Dhamtari | GURUMUKH SINGH HORA | M | INC | |||||
| 59 Sanjari Balod | MADAN LAL SAHU | M | BJP | |||||
| 60 Dondi Lohara (ST) | NEELIMA SINGH TEKAM | F | BJP | |||||
| 61 Gunderdehi | VIRENDRA KUMAR SAHU | M | BJP | |||||
| 62 Patan | VIJAY BAGHEL | M | BJP | |||||
| 63 Durg-Rural | PRATIMA CHANDRAKAR | F | INC | |||||
| 64 Durg City | HEMCHAND YADAV | M | BJP | |||||
| 65 Bhilai Nagar | BADRUDDIN QURAISHI | M | INC | |||||
| 66 Vaishali Nagar | SAROJ PANDEY | F | BJP | |||||
| 67 Ahiwara (SC) | DOMAN LAL KORSEWADA | M | BJP | |||||
| 68 Saja | RAVINDRA CHOUBEY | M | INC | |||||
| 69 Bemetara | TAMRADHWAJ SAHU | M | INC | |||||
| 70 Nawagarh (SC) | DYALDAS BAGHEL | M | BJP | |||||
| 71 Pandariya | AKBAR BHAI | M | INC | |||||
| 72 Kawardha | DR. SIYARAM SAHU | M | BJP | |||||
| 73 Khairagarh | KOMAL JANGHEL | M | BJP | |||||
| 74 Dongargarh (SC) | RAMJI BHARTI | M | BJP | |||||
| 75 Rajnandgaon | DR. RAMAN | M | BJP | |||||
| 76 Dongargaon | KHEDURAM SAHU | M | BJP | |||||
| 77 Khujji | BHOLA RAM SAHU | M | INC | |||||
| 78 Mohla-Manpur (ST) | SHIVRAJ SINGH USARE | M | INC | |||||
| 79 Antagarh (ST) | VIKRAM USENDI | M | BJP | |||||
| 80 Bhanupratappur (ST) | BRAMHANAND | M | BJP | |||||
| 81 Kanker (ST) | SUMITRA MARKOLE | F | BJP | |||||
| 82 Keshkal (ST) | SEWAKRAM NETAM | M | BJP | |||||
| 83 Kondagaon (ST) | LATA USENDI | F | BJP | |||||
| 84 Narayanpur (ST) | KEDARNATH KASHYAP | M | BJP | |||||
| 85 Bastar (ST) | DR SUBHAU KASHYAP | M | BJP | |||||
| 86 Jagdalpur | SANTOSH BAFNA | M | BJP | |||||
| 87 Chitrakot (ST) | BAIDURAM KASHYAP | M | BJP | |||||
| 88 Dantewada (ST) | BHIMA MANDAVI | M | BJP | |||||
| 89 Bijapur (ST) | MAHESH GAGDA | M | BJP | |||||
| 90 Konta (ST) | LAKHMA KAWASI | M | INC | |||||
PARTY WISE SUMMARY
| PARTY NAME | SEATS | |||||||
| Bahujan Samaj Party | 2 | |||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 50 | |||||||
| Indian National Congress | 38 | |||||||