2013 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election

2013 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election

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All 90 seats in the Legislative Assembly 46 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	77.45% (6.79pp)
First party Second party   Leader Raman Singh Ajit Jogi Party BJP INC Alliance NDA UPA Leader's seat Rajnandgaon Marwahi Seats before 50 38 Seats after 49 39 Seat change 1 1 Percentage 41.0% 40.3% Swing 0.7% 1.7%
Seatwise map of the election results
Structure of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly after the election
CM before election Raman Singh BJP Elected CM Raman Singh BJP

Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election 2013 was held in two phases on 11 and 19 November in Chhattisgarh state of India. The result was announced on 8 December.^[1] Incumbent ruling party BJP and Chief Minister Raman Singh retained the majority in assembly and formed government consequently for the third time.^[2][3][4]

Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) along with EVMs was used in 1 assembly seat in Chhattisgarh elections.^[5][6] The first phase in the Naxal-affected areas of Bastar, consisting 18 constituencies, voted on 11 November and had a 75.53% voter turnout. The second phase in the other 72 constituencies was held on 19 November and had a 74.7% turnout.^[7]

The Hindu reported that 32 battalions of central paramilitaries were added to the 117,000 security force personnel in the area. Another almost 25,000 Chhattisgarh Police were stations in south Chhattisgarh. As a result, the Gond tribal region would consist of approximately 143,000 armed security personnel. The Hindu stated that after the mobilization of 600 companies of paramilitary forces in the tribal region, it was "one of the most militarized zones in the world."^[8]

Results were declared on 8 December 2013. Bharatiya Janata Party won 49 seats while the Indian National Congress won 39 seats. One Independent and one Bahujan Samaj Party candidate also won. BJP retained majority in state legislative assembly for consequently third time and Raman Singh sworn in as a Chief Minister.^[2][9]

Summary of the 11–19 November 2013 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election results

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	± pp	Contested	Won	+/−	%
	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)	5,365,272	41.0	0.7	90	49	1	54.44
	Indian National Congress (INC)	5,267,698	40.3	1.7	90	39	1	43.33
	Independents (IND)	697,267	5.3	3.2	355	1	1	1.11
	Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)	558,424	4.3	1.8	90	1	1	1.11
	Chhattisgarh Swabhiman Manch (CSM)	226,167	1.7	1.7	54	0		0.00
	Gondvana Gantantra Party (GGP)	205,325	1.6		44	0		0.00
	Other parties and candidates	352,622	2.7	2.2	353	0		0.00
	None of the Above (NOTA)	401,058	3.1	3.1
Total		13,073,833	100.00		1076	90	±0	100.0
Valid votes		12,672,775	99.90
Invalid votes		12,051	0.10
Votes cast / turnout		13,085,884	77.45
Abstentions		4,222,987	22.55
Registered voters		16,895,762
Source: Election Commission of India[10]

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