2024 Indian general election in Chhattisgarh explained

Country:India
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2019 Indian general election in Chhattisgarh
Previous Year:2019
Next Election:2029 Indian general election in Chhattisgarh
Next Year:2029
Election Date:19, 26 April and 7 May 2024
Seats For Election:All 11 Chattisgarh seats in the Lok Sabha
Turnout:72.17% (0.53%)
Outgoing Members:List of members of the 17th Lok Sabha#Chhattisgarh
Opinion Polls:2024 Indian general election in Chhattisgarh#Opinion polls
Party1:Bharatiya Janata Party
Leader1:Vishnu Deo Sai
Alliance1:National Democratic Alliance
Leader Since1:2023
Leaders Seat1:Did not contest
Last Election1:50.70%, 9 seats
Seat Change1:1
Popular Vote1:79,09,797
Percentage1:52.65%
Swing1:1.25%
Party2:Indian National Congress
Leader2:Bhupesh Baghel
Alliance2:INDIA
Leader Since2:2014
Leaders Seat2:Rajnandgaon
(lost)
Last Election2:41.51%, 2 seats
Seat Change2:1
Popular Vote2:61,68,408
Percentage2:41.06%
Swing2:0.45%
Map Size:300px
Seats1:10
Seats2:1

The 2024 Indian general election was held in Chhattisgarh from 19 April to 7 May 2024 to elect 11 members of the 18th Lok Sabha.[1]

Election schedule

On 16 March 2024, the Election Commission of India announced the schedule of the 2024 Indian general election, with Chhattisgarh scheduled to vote during the first 3 phases starting from 19 April and concluding on 7 May 2024.

Poll eventPhase
IIIIII
Notification Date20 March 28 March 12 April
Last Date for filing nomination27 March4 April19 April
Scrutiny of nomination28 March 5 April 20 April
Last Date for withdrawal of nomination30 March 8 April 22 April
Date of poll19 April26 April7 May
Date of counting of votes/Result4 June 2024
No. of constituencies137

Parties and alliances

Others

PartySymbolContesting Seats
Bahujan Samaj Party11
Gondwana Ganatantra Party9
Rowspan=4 Bhartiya Shakti Chetna Party9
Hamar Raj Party8
Rashtriya Jansabha Party7
Shakti Sena (Bharat Desh)6
Ambedkarite Party of India4
Sarv Adi Dal4
Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram)3
Rowspan=2 Chhattisgarh Vikas Ganga Rashtriya Party3
Azad Janata Party2
Ekam Sanatan Bharat Dal2
Rowspan=2 Loktantra Congress Party2
Nyaydharmsabha2
Republican Party of India (Athawale)2
Right to Recall Party2
Rowspan=4 Sunder Samaj Party2
Aap Sabki Apni Party1
Akhil Bhartiya Parivar Party 1
Asankhya Samaj Party1
Bharat Adivasi Party1
Rowspan=3 Bharatiya Bahujan Congress1
Bhartiya Janta Secular Party1
Bhrashtachar Mukti Morcha1
Communist Party of India1
Rowspan=4 Dhoom Sena1
Lokshahi Ekta Party1
Prabuddha Republican Party1
Rashtriya Gondvana Party1
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)1
Total91

Candidates

Constituency
NDAINDIA
1Sarguja (ST)BJPChintamani MaharajINCShashi Singh
2Raigarh (ST)BJPRadheshyam RathiyaINCMenka Devi Singh
3Janjgir–Champa (SC)BJPKamlesh JangdeINCShivkumar Dahariya
4KorbaBJPSaroj PandeyINCJyotsna Mahant
5BilaspurBJPTokhan SahuINCDevender Singh Yadav
6RajnandgaonBJPSantosh PandeyINCBhupesh Baghel
7DurgBJPVijay BaghelINCRajendra Sahu
8RaipurBJPBrijmohan AgrawalINCVikas Upadhyay
9MahasamundBJPRupkumari ChoudharyINCTamradhwaj Sahu
10Bastar (ST)BJPMahesh KashyapINCKawasi Lakhma
11Kanker (ST)BJPBhojraj NagINCBiresh Thakur

Surveys and polls

Exit polls

Voter turnout

Phase wise

PhasePoll DateConstituenciesVoter Turnout (%)
I19 April 2024Bastar (ST)68.29%
II 26 April 2024Rajnandgaon, Mahasamund, Kanker (ST)76.24%
III 7 May 2024Sarguja (ST), Raigarh (ST), Janjgir–Champa (SC), Korba, Bilaspur, Durg, Raipur71.98%
Total72.17%

Constituency wise

ConstituencyPoll DateTurnoutSwing
1Sarguja (ST)7 May 202479.89%2.49%
2Raigarh (ST)78.85%0.94%
3Janjgir–Champa (SC)67.56%1.75%
4Korba75.63%0.25%
5Bilaspur64.77%0.29%
6Rajnandgaon26 April 202477.42%1.22%
7Durg7 May 202473.68%1.90%
8Raipur66.82%0.66%
9Mahasamund26 April 202475.02%0.37%
10Bastar (ST)19 April 202468.29%2.03%
11Kanker (ST)26 April 202476.23%1.81%
72.17%0.53%

Results

Results by alliance or party

Alliance/ Party Popular voteSeats
Votes%±ppContestedWon+/−
NDABJP79,09,79752.65% 1.251110 1
INDIAINC61,68,40841.06% 0.451101 1
Others2,10,7501.40% 0.979100
IND5,99,2443.99% 1.4210700
NOTA1,35,4300.90%
Total100%- 22011-

Results by constituency

ConstituencyTurnoutWinnerRunner UpMargin
PartyAllianceCandidateVotes%PartyAllianceCandidateVotes%Votes%
1Sarguja (ST)79.89%Chintamani Maharaj7,13,20049.01%Shashi Singh6,48,32844.55%64,8224.46%
2Raigarh (ST)78.85%Radheshyam Rathiya8,08,27555.63%Menka Devi Singh5,67,88439.08%2,40,39116.55%
3Janjgir–Champa (SC)67.56%Kamlesh Jangre6,78,19948.71%Shivkumar Dahariya6,18,19944.40%60,0004.31%
4Korba75.63%Jyotsna Mahant5,70,18246.53%Saroj Pandey5,26,89943.00%43,2833.53%
5Bilaspur64.77%Tokhan Sahu7,24,93753.25%Devender Yadav5,60,37941.16%1,64,55812.09%
6Rajnandgaon77.42%Santosh Pandey7,12,05749.25%Bhupesh Baghel6,67,64646.18%44,4113.07%
7Durg73.68%Vijay Baghel9,56,49762.00%Rajendra Sahu5,18,27133.59%4,38,22628.41%
8Raipur66.82%Brijmohan Agrawal10,50,35166.19%Vikas Upadhyay4,75,06629.94%5,75,28536.25%
9Mahasamund75.02% Rupkumari Choudhary7,03,65953.06%Tamradhwaj Sahu5,58,20342.09%1,45,45610.97%
10Bastar (ST)68.29%Mahesh Kashyap4,58,39845.50%Kawasi Lakhma4,03,15340.02%55,2455.48%
11Kanker (ST)76.23%Bhojraj Nag5,97,62447.23%Biresh Thakur5,95,74047.08%1,8840.15%

Assembly segments wise lead of Parties

PartyAssembly segmentsPosition in Assembly (as of 2023 election)
Bharatiya Janata Party6854
Indian National Congress2235
Gondwana Ganatantra Party01
Total90

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-02-19 . Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Schedule, phase, seats, candidates and all you need to know about Chhattisgarh General Elections . 2024-04-06 . The Indian Express . en.

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