Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly

The Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha or the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Chhattisgarh state in India.

Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
5th Chhattisgarh Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
Leadership
Biswabhusan Harichandan, BJP
since 23 February 2023
Charan Das Mahant, INC
since 04 January 2019
Santram Netam, INC
since 04 January 2019
Bhupesh Baghel, INC
since 17 December 2018
Bhupesh Baghel
(Chief Minister), INC
since 17 December 2018
Ravindra Choubey, INC
since 25 December 2018
Narayan Chandel, BJP
since 18 August 2022
Brijmohan Agrawal, BJP
since 19 December 2018
Structure
Political groups
Government (71)
  •   INC (71)

Official Opposition (15)

Other Opposition (3)

Vacant (1)

  •   Vacant (1)
Elections
First past the post
Last election
12 and 20 November 2018
Next election
7 and 17 November 2023
Meeting place
Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly , Vidhan Sabha Bhavan, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India

The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Raipur, the capital of the state. The Vidhan Sabha comprises 90 Members of Legislative Assembly, which include 90 members directly elected from single-seat constituency.[1] Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.

History
See also: Assembly election results of Chhattisgarh

The state of Chhattisgarh was created by the Madhya Pradesh Reorganization Act 2000, approved by the President of India on 25 August 2000. The Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha came into existence with the creation of the state on 1 November 2000. The first session of the Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha was held at Jashpur hall of Rajkumar College in Raipur. Later, the Vidhan Sabha was shifted to the newly constructed Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha Bhavan at Vidhan Nagar, on Raipur–Baloda Bazar Road.[1]
A new building for Vidhan Sabha is under construction at Sector 19, Atal Nagar behind Indravati Bhawan & Mahanadi Bhawan. The groundbreaking ceremony was done by Bhupesh Baghel on 29 August 2020 in the presence of leaders like Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and other ministers. The construction is currently halted since 2021 and all tenders are cancelled by the Government of Chhattisgarh due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Chhattisgarh. The inauguration is expected to be on or after 2025.[2][3]

Leaders
Title Name Portrait Since
Constitutional Posts
Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan 23 February 2023
Speaker Charan Das Mahant 4 January 2019
Deputy speaker Santram Netam 4 January 2019
Leader of the House
(Chief Minister)		 Bhupesh Baghel 17 December 2018
Leader of Opposition Narayan Chandel 18 August 2022
Political posts
Leader of INC legislature party Deepak Baij 16 March 2022
Deputy Chief Minister T. S. Singh Deo 28 June 2023
Leader of BJP legislature party Arun Sao 9 April 2022

List of Assemblies
Assembly Election Year Speaker[4] Chief Minister Party Opposition Leader Party
1st Assembly[lower-alpha 1] 1998 Rajendra Prasad Shukla Ajit Jogi INC Nand Kumar Sai BJP
2nd Assembly 2003 Prem Prakash Pandey Raman Singh BJP Mahendra Karma INC
3rd Assembly 2008 Dharamlal Kaushik Ravindra Choubey
4th Assembly 2013 Gaurishankar Agrawal T. S. Singh Deo
5th Assembly 2018 Charan Das Mahant Bhupesh Baghel INC Dharamlal Kaushik BJP
Narayan Chandel[6]

Members of Legislative Assembly
District No. Constituency Name Party Remarks
Koriya 1 Bharatpur-Sonhat Gulab Kamro Indian National Congress
2 Manendragarh Dr. Vinay Jaiswal Indian National Congress
3 Baikunthpur Ambika Singh Deo Indian National Congress
Surajpur 4 Premnagar Khel Sai Singh Indian National Congress
5 Bhatgaon Paras Nath Rajwade Indian National Congress
Balrampur 6 Pratappur Dr. Prem Sai Singh Tekam Indian National Congress Cabinet Minister
7 Ramanujganj Brihaspat Singh Indian National Congress
8 Samri Chintamani Maharaj Indian National Congress
Surguja 9 Lundra Dr. Pritam Ram Indian National Congress
10 Ambikapur Tribhuvaneshwar Sharan Singh Deo Indian National Congress Cabinet Minister
11 Sitapur Amarjeet Bhagat Indian National Congress Cabinet Minister
Jashpur 12 Jashpur Vinay Kumar Bhagat Indian National Congress
13 Kunkuri Uttam Dhan Minj Indian National Congress
14 Pathalgaon Rampukar Singh Thakur Indian National Congress
Raigarh 15 Lailunga Chakradhar Singh Sidar Indian National Congress
16 Raigarh Prakash Shakrajeet Naik Indian National Congress
17 Sarangarh Uttari Ganpat Jangde Indian National Congress
18 Kharsia Umesh Patel Indian National Congress Cabinet Minister
19 Dharamjaigarh Laljeet Singh Rathia Indian National Congress
Korba 20 Rampur Nanki Ram Kanwar Bharatiya Janata Party
21 Korba Jai Singh Agrawal Indian National Congress Cabinet Minister
22 Katghora Purushottam Kanwar Indian National Congress
23 Pali-Tanakhar Mohit Ram Indian National Congress
Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi 24 Marwahi Krishna Kumar Dhruw Indian National Congress Won in 2020 bypoll necessitated after the death of Ajit Jogi
25 Kota Renu Jogi Janta Congress Chhattisgarh
Mungeli 26 Lormi Dharmjeet Singh Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party
27 Mungeli Punnulal Mohle Bharatiya Janata Party
Bilaspur 28 Takhatpur Rashmi Ashish Singh Indian National Congress
29 Bilha Dharam Lal Kaushik Bharatiya Janata Party
30 Bilaspur Shailesh Pandey Indian National Congress
31 Beltara Rajnish Kumar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
32 Masturi Dr. Krishna Moorti Bandhi Bharatiya Janata Party
Janjgir-Champa 33 Akaltara Saurabh Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
34 Janjgir-Champa Narayan Chandel Bharatiya Janata Party Leader of Opposition
35 Sakti Charan Das Mahant Indian National Congress Speaker
36 Chandrapur Ram Kumar Yadav Indian National Congress
37 Jaijaipur Keshaw Prasad Chandra Bahujan Samaj Party
38 Pamgarh Indu Banjare Bahujan Samaj Party
Mahasamund 39 Saraipali Kismat Lal Nand Indian National Congress
40 Basna Devendra Bahadur Singh Indian National Congress
41 Khallari Dwarikadhish Yadav Indian National Congress
42 Mahasamund Vinod Sevan Lal Chandrakar Indian National Congress
Baloda Bazar 43 Bilaigarh Chandradev Prasad Rai Indian National Congress
44 Kasdol Shakuntala Sahu Indian National Congress
45 Baloda Bazar Vacant Resignation of Pramod Kumar Sharma
46 Bhatapara Shivratan Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party
Raipur 47 Dharsiwa Anita Yogendra Sharma Indian National Congress
48 Raipur City Gramin Satyanarayan Sharma Indian National Congress
49 Raipur City West Vikas Upadhyay Indian National Congress
50 Raipur City North Kuldeep Juneja Indian National Congress
51 Raipur City South Brijmohan Agrawal Bharatiya Janata Party
52 Arang Dr. Shivkumar Dahariya Indian National Congress Cabinet Minister
53 Abhanpur Dhanendra Sahu Indian National Congress
Gariaband 54 Rajim Amitesh Shukla Indian National Congress
55 Bindrawagarh Damarudhar Pujari Bharatiya Janata Party
Dhamtari 56 Sihawa Dr. Lakshmi Dhruw Indian National Congress
57 Kurud Ajay Chandrakar Bharatiya Janata Party
58 Dhamtari Ranjana Dipendra Sahu Bharatiya Janata Party
Balod 59 Sanjari-Balod Sangeeta Sinha Indian National Congress
60 Daundi Lohara Anila Bhendia Indian National Congress Cabinet Minister
61 Gunderdehi Kunwer Singh Nishad Indian National Congress
Durg 62 Patan Bhupesh Baghel Indian National Congress Chief Minister
63 Durg Gramin Tamradhwaj Sahu Indian National Congress Cabinet Minister
64 Durg City Arun Vora Indian National Congress
65 Bhilai Nagar Devendra Yadav Indian National Congress
66 Vaishali Nagar Vidya Ratan Bhasin Bharatiya Janata Party
67 Ahiwara Guru Rudra Kumar Indian National Congress Cabinet Minister
Bemetara 68 Saja Ravindra Chaube Indian National Congress Cabinet Minister
69 Bemetara Ashish Kumar Chhabra Indian National Congress
70 Navagarh Gurudayal Singh Banjare Indian National Congress
Kabirdham 71 Pandariya Mamta Chandrakar Indian National Congress
72 Kawardha Mohammad Akbar Indian National Congress Cabinet Minister
Khairagarh-Chuikhadan-Gundai 73 Khairagarh Yashoda Verma Indian National Congress Won in 2022 by-poll necessitated after the death of Devwrat Singh.
Rajnandgaon 74 Dongargarh Bhuneshwar Shobharam Baghel Indian National Congress
75 Rajnandgaon Dr. Raman Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh-Chowki 76 Dongargaon Daleshwar Sahu Indian National Congress
77 Khujji Chhanni Chandu Sahu Indian National Congress
78 Mohla-Manpur Indrashah Mandavi Indian National Congress
Kanker 79 Antagarh Anoop Nag Indian National Congress
80 Bhanupratappur Savitri Manoj Mandavi Indian National Congress Won in 2022 bypoll[7] after death of Manoj Singh Mandavi
81 Kanker Shishupal Shori Indian National Congress
Kondagaon 82 Keshkal Sant Ram Netam Indian National Congress
83 Kondagaon Mohan Markam Indian National Congress
Narayanpur 84 Narayanpur Chandan Kashyap Indian National Congress
Bastar 85 Bastar Lakheshwar Baghel Indian National Congress
86 Jagdalpur Rekhchand Jain Indian National Congress
87 Chitrakot Rajman Venjam Indian National Congress Won in 2019 bypoll necessitated after resignation by Deepak Baij
Dantewada 88 Dantewada Devati Karma Indian National Congress Won in 2019 bypoll necessitated after the death of Bhima Mandavi
Bijapur 89 Bijapur Vikram Mandavi Indian National Congress
Sukma 90 Konta Kawasi Lakhma Indian National Congress Cabinet Minister

Notes
  1. The first Legislative Assembly of Chhattisgarh was constituted by the MLA's elected in the 1998 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, whose constituencies were in the newly formed Chhattisgarh.[5]

References
  1. "Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly". Legislative Bodies in India website. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  2. "छत्तीसगढ़ में 270 करोड़ में बनेगा नया विधानसभा भवन भूमि पूजन आज". Nai Dunia (in Hindi). 29 August 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  3. PTI (13 May 2021). "Chhattisgarh cancels tenders for new assembly building, halts construction of major projects". ThePrint. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  4. "Speaker". Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha website. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  5. "The Madhya Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2000" (PDF). 2000. p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  6. "Chhattisgarh BJP appoints new Leader of Opposition". The Hindu. 17 August 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  7. "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

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