Raipur City West Assembly constituency
Raipur West also known as Raipur Nagar Paschim Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 90 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in central India.[1][2] The seat has formed after the demolition of Raipur Town Vidhansabha Constituency in 2008. It is a segment of Raipur (Lok Sabha constituency). It is part of Raipur district.
| Raipur Nagar Paschim | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Raipur |
| LS constituency | Raipur |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 5th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
Members of Vidhan Sabha
- As part of Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha
- As Raipur seat
- 1967 : S C R Prasad (Jana Congress)
- 1972 : Sudhir Mukherji (IND)
- As Raipur Town seat
- 1977 : Rajani D. P. Upasane (JNP)
- 1980 : Swarupchand Jain (Congress)
- As part of Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha
- As Raipur Town seat
- 2003 : Brijmohan Agrawal (BJP) (As Raipur Town seat, when Raipur had only 2 assembly seats)
- As "Raipur City West" seat:
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Rajesh Munat[3] | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | Vikas Upadhyay[4] | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
2018 Election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Vikas Upadhyay | 76,359 | 51.00 | ||
| BJP | Rajesh Munat | 64,147 | 43.00 | ||
| BSP | Bhojraj Gaurkhede | 2,271 | 2.00 | ||
| AAP | Uttam Jayasval | 984 | 1.00 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 779 | 1.00 | ||
| Rest of the candidates | ~5,000 | 3.50 | |||
| Majority | 12,212 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2013 Election
- Rajesh Munat (BJP) : 64,611 votes [5]
- Vikas Upadhyay (INC) : 58,451
2003 Election
- Brijmohan Agrawal (BJP) : 70,164 votes
- Gajraj Pagariya (INC) : 44190
1977 Election
- Rajani D. P. Upasane (JNP) : 17,925 votes [6]
- Sharda Charah Raghubar Prasad (INC) : 13065
1972 Election
- Sudhir mukherji (IND) : 30,347 votes
- Mansukh Lal S Chandeel (Jana Sangh) : 16882
References
- "Chhattisgarh 2013". myneta.info. National Election Watch. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- "List of Assembly Constituencies". CEO CG. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- "Raipur City Gramin Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- "Statistical data of General Election to Chhatisgarh Assembly - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- "Chhattisgarh Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Election 2013 - results, polling stats, winners and more". Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- "Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1977". Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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