Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency explained

Type:LS
Raigarh
Reservation:ST
Established:1962
Electors:18,38,547[1]
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Latest Election Year:2024
State:Chhattisgarh
Mp:Radheshyam Rathiya
Assembly Cons:Jashpur
Kunkuri
Pathalgaon
Lailunga
Raigarh
Sarangarh
Kharsia
Dharamjaigarh

Raigarh is one of the eleven Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Chhattisgarh state in central India.

Assembly segments

Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency is reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates.[2] It is composed of the following assembly segments:[3]

NameDistrictMemberPartyLeading
12Jashpur (ST)JashpurRaymuni BhagatBJPBJP
13Kunkuri (ST)Vishnu Deo SaiBJPBJP
14Pathalgaon (ST)Gomati SaiBJPBJP
15Lailunga (ST)RaigarhVidyawati SidarINCBJP
16RaigarhO. P. ChoudharyBJPBJP
17Sarangarh (SC)SarangarhUttari Ganpat JangdeINCBJP
18KharsiaRaigarhUmesh PatelINCBJP
19Dharamjaigarh (ST)Laljeet Singh RathiaINCBJP

Members of Parliament

YearMemberParty
1962Vijaya Bhushan Singh DeoRam Rajya Parishad
1967Rajni Devi
1971Ummed Singh Rathia
1977Narhari Prasad Sai
1980Pushpa Devi SinghIndian National Congress (I)
1984
1989Nand Kumar Sai
1991Pushpa Devi Singh
1996Nand Kumar Sai
1998Ajit Jogi
1999Vishnudeo Sai
2004
2009
2014
2019Gomtee Sai
2024Radheshyam Rathiya

Election results

General election 2009

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf
  2. Web site: Final notification on delimitation of Chhattisgarh constituencies. Delimitation Commission of India. 2008-06-02. 2008-11-23.
  3. Web site: CandidateAC.xls file on assembly constituencies with information on district and parliamentary constituencies . 2008-11-21 . Chhattisgarh . Election Commission of India . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081204083059/http://genesys.eci.gov.in/fullcandidatelist/uireports.aspx . 2008-12-04.