2013 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election
Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election 2013 was held in two phases on 11 and 19 November in Chhattisgarh state of India. The result was announced on 8 December.[1] Incumbent ruling party BJP and Chief Minister Raman Singh retained the majority in assembly and formed government consequently for the third time.[2][3][4]
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| Turnout | 77.45% ( 6.79pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Polls
Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) along with EVMs was used in 1 assembly seat in Chhattisgarh elections.[5][6] The first phase in the Naxal-affected areas of Bastar, consisting 18 constituencies, voted on 11 November and had a 75.53% voter turnout. The second phase in the other 72 constituencies was held on 19 November and had a 74.7% turnout.[7]
Security
The Hindu reported that 32 battalions of central paramilitaries were added to the 117,000 security force personnel in the area. Another almost 25,000 Chhattisgarh Police were stations in south Chhattisgarh. As a result, the Gond tribal region would consist of approximately 143,000 armed security personnel. The Hindu stated that after the mobilization of 600 companies of paramilitary forces in the tribal region, it was "one of the most militarized zones in the world."[8]
Results
Results were declared on 8 December 2013. Bharatiya Janata Party won 49 seats while the Indian National Congress won 39 seats. One Independent and one Bahujan Samaj Party candidate also won. BJP retained majority in state legislative assembly for consequently third time and Raman Singh sworn in as a Chief Minister.[2][9]
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| Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | |||||||
| Votes | % | ± pp | Contested | Won | +/− | % | |||
| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 5,365,272 | 41.0 | 0.7 |
90 | 49 |  1 | 54.44 | ||
| Indian National Congress (INC) | 5,267,698 | 40.3 | 1.7 |
90 | 39 | 1 | 43.33 | ||
| Independents (IND) | 697,267 | 5.3 | 3.2 |
355 | 1 | 1 |
1.11 | ||
| Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 558,424 | 4.3 | 1.8 |
90 | 1 | 1 |
1.11 | ||
| Chhattisgarh Swabhiman Manch (CSM) | 226,167 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
54 | 0 |  |
0.00 | ||
| Gondvana Gantantra Party (GGP) | 205,325 | 1.6 | |
44 | 0 | |
0.00 | ||
| Other parties and candidates | 352,622 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
353 | 0 | | 0.00 | ||
| None of the Above (NOTA) | 401,058 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
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| Total | 13,073,833 | 100.00 | 1076 | 90 | ±0 | 100.0 | |||
| Valid votes | 12,672,775 | 99.90 | |||||||
| Invalid votes | 12,051 | 0.10 | |||||||
| Votes cast / turnout | 13,085,884 | 77.45 | |||||||
| Abstentions | 4,222,987 | 22.55 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 16,895,762 | ||||||||
| Source: Election Commission of India[10] | |||||||||
Elected members
| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatpur-sonhat | ST | Champa Devi Pawle | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Manendragarh | None | Shyam Bihari Jaiswal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Baikunthpur | None | Bhaiyalal Rajwade | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Premnagar | None | Khelsai Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Bhatgaon | None | Paras Nath Rajwade | Indian National Congress | |
| Pratappur | ST | Ramsevak Paikra | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Ramanujganj | ST | Brihaspat Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Samri | ST | Dr. Preetam Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| Lundra | ST | Chintamani Maharaj | Indian National Congress | |
| Ambikapur | None | T.s.baba | Indian National Congress | |
| Sitapur | ST | Amarjeet Bhagat | Indian National Congress | |
| Jashpur | ST | Rajsharan Bhagat | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Kunkuri | ST | Rohit Kumar Sai | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Pathalgaon | ST | Shivshankar Painkra | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Lailunga | ST | Suniti Satyanand Rathia | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Raigarh | None | Roshan Lal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Sarangarh | SC | Kerabai Manhar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Kharsia | None | Umesh Patel | Indian National Congress | |
| Dharamjaigarh | ST | Laljeet Singh Rathia | Indian National Congress | |
| Rampur | ST | Shyam Lal Kanwar | Indian National Congress | |
| Korba | None | Jai Singh Agrawal (jai Singh Bhaiyya) | Indian National Congress | |
| Katghora | None | Lakhan Dewangan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Pali-tanakhar | ST | Uike Ramdayal | Indian National Congress | |
| Marwahi | ST | Amit Ajit Jogi | Indian National Congress | |
| Kota | None | Dr. Renu Jogi | Indian National Congress | |
| Lormi | None | Tokhan Sahu | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Mungeli | SC | Punnulal Mohle | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Takhatpur | None | Raju Singh Kshatri | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Bilha | None | Siyaram Kaushik | Indian National Congress | |
| Bilaspur | None | Amar Agrawal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Beltara | None | Badridhar Diwan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Masturi | SC | Dilip Lahariya | Indian National Congress | |
| Akaltara | None | Chunnilal Sahu | Indian National Congress | |
| Janjgir-champa | None | Moti Lal Devangan | Indian National Congress | |
| Sakti | None | Doctor Khilawan Sahu | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Chandrapur | None | Yudhvir Singh Judev | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Jaijaipur | None | Keshav Chandra | Bahujan Samaj Party | |
| Pamgarh | SC | Ambesh Jangre | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Saraipali | SC | Ramlal Chouhan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Basna | None | Rupkumari Choudhary | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Khallari | None | Chunni Lal Sahu | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Mahasamund | None | Dr. Vimal Chopra | Independent | |
| Bilaigarh | SC | Dr. Sanam Jangre | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Kasdol | None | Gauri Shankar Agrawal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Baloda Bazar | None | Janak Ram Verma | Indian National Congress | |
| Bhatapara | None | Shivratan Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Dharsiwa | None | Devji Bhai Patel | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Raipur City Gramin | None | Satyanarayan Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
| Raipur City West | None | Rajesh Munat | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Raipur City North | None | Shrichand Sundrani | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Raipur City South | None | Brijmohan Agrawal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Arang | SC | Naveen Markandey | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Abhanpur | None | Dhanendra Sahu | Indian National Congress | |
| Rajim | None | Santosh Upadhyay | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Bindranawagarh | ST | Govardhan Singh Manjhi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Sihawa | ST | Shravan Markam | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Kurud | None | Ajay Chandrakar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Dhamtari | None | Gurumukh Singh Hora | Indian National Congress | |
| Sanjari Balod | None | Bhaiya Ram Sinha | Indian National Congress | |
| Dondi Lahara | ST | Anila Bhendia | Indian National Congress | |
| Gunderdehi | None | Rajendra Kumar Rai | Indian National Congress | |
| Patan | None | Bhupesh Baghel | Indian National Congress | |
| Durg Gramin | None | Smt. Ramshila Sahu | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Durg City | None | Arun Vora | Indian National Congress | |
| Bhilai Nagar | None | Prem Prakash Pandey | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Vaishali Nagar | None | Vidyaratan Bhasin | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Ahiwara | SC | Rajmahnt Sanwla Ram Dahre | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Saja | None | Labh Chand Bafna | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Bemetara | None | Awadhesh Singh Chandel | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Navagarh | SC | Dayaldas Baghel | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Pandariya | None | Moti Ram Chandravanshi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Kawardha | None | Ashok Sahu | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Khairagarh | None | Girwar Janghel | Indian National Congress | |
| Dongargarh | SC | Sarojani Banjare | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Rajnandgaon | None | Dr. Raman | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Dongargaon | None | Daleshwar Sahu | Indian National Congress | |
| Khujji | None | Bholaram Sahu | Indian National Congress | |
| Mohala-manpur | ST | Tej Kunwar Gowardhan Netam | Indian National Congress | |
| Antagarh | ST | Vikram Usendi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Bhanupratappur | ST | Manoj Singh Mandavi | Indian National Congress | |
| Kanker | ST | Shanker Dhruwa | Indian National Congress | |
| Keshkal | ST | Santram Netam | Indian National Congress | |
| Kondagaon | ST | Mohan Markam | Indian National Congress | |
| Narainpur | ST | Kedar Kashyap | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Bastar | ST | Baghel Lakheshwar | Indian National Congress | |
| Jagdalpur | None | Santosh Bafna | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Chitrakot | ST | Deepak Kumar Baij | Indian National Congress | |
| Dantewara | ST | Devati Karma | Indian National Congress | |
| Bijapur | ST | Mahesh Gagda | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Konta | ST | Kawasi Lakhma | Indian National Congress | |
Cabinet ministers
- 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
- Rajesh Munat: Public Works Department, Transport, Housing & Environment.
- Ramshila Sahu: Women & Child Development
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