Elections in Chhattisgarh
notability. (January 2022) ) |
Elections in
Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha and the members of the Lok Sabha. There are 90 Vidhan Sabha constituencies and 11 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state.[1]
Major Political Parties in Chhattisgarh
The BJP and INC have been the most dominant parties in the state since its formation. Other political parties are BSP & JCC.
Lok Sabha elections
It is worth noting that till the year 2000, Chhattisgarh was a part of undivided Madhya Pradesh state.
Total Seats- 11
| Lok Sabha | Election Year | 1st Party | 2nd Party | Prime Minister | PM's Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14th Lok Sabha | 2004 | BJP 10
|
INC 1 | Manmohan Singh | INC | ||
| 15th Lok Sabha | 2009 | BJP 10
|
INC 1 | ||||
| 16th Lok Sabha | 2014 | BJP 10
|
INC 1 | Narendra Modi | BJP | ||
| 17th Lok Sabha | 2019 | BJP 9
|
INC 2 | ||||
Vidhan Sabha elections
Total Seats- 90
| Vidhan Sabha | Election Year | 1st Party | 2nd Party | 3rd Party | Others | Chief Minister | CM's Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Vidhan Sabha | 2000* | INC 48 | BJP 38
|
4 | Ajit Jogi | INC | |||||
| 2nd Vidhan Sabha | 2003 | BJP 50
|
INC 37 | BSP 2 | NCP 1 | Raman Singh | BJP | ||||
| 3rd Vidhan Sabha | 2008 | BJP 50
|
INC 38 | BSP 2 | |||||||
| 4th Vidhan Sabha | 2013 | BJP 49
|
INC 39 | BSP 1 | IND 1 | ||||||
| 5th Vidhan Sabha | 2018 | INC 68 | BJP 15
|
JCC 5 | BSP 2 | Bhupesh Baghel | INC | ||||
| 6th Vidhan Sabha | 2023 | BJP 54 | INC 35 | GGP 1 | Vishnudeo Sai
|
BJP | |||||
- The First assembly of Chhattisgarh was constituted on the basis of the Madhya Pradesh state legislative assembly elections held in 1998.
References
- ^ "Elections in Chhattisgarh". elections.in. Retrieved 27 May 2013.