Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha constituency

Lok Sabha Constituency in Chhattisgarh, India

Rajnandgaon

Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
Country| India
Region| Central India
State| Chhattisgarh
Assembly constituencies| Pandariya
Kawardha
Khairagarh
Dongargarh
Rajnandgaon
Dongargaon
Khujji
Mohla-Manpur
Established| 1952
Reservation| None
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent

Santosh Pandey

Party| Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year| 2019

Rajnandgaon is a Lok Sabha constituency in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.

## Assembly segments[edit]

Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following eight assembly segments:[1][2]

#  | Name  | District  | Member  | Party

|
|
|
|

71  | Pandariya | Kawardha | Bhawna Bohra  |  | BJP
72  | Kawardha | Vijay Sharma |  | BJP
73  | Khairagarh | Rajnandgaon | Yashoda Verma |  | INC
74  | Dongargarh (SC)  | Harshita Swami Baghel  |  | INC
75  | Rajnandgaon | Raman Singh |  | BJP
76  | Dongargaon | Daleshwar Sahu  |  | INC
77  | Khujji | Bholaram Sahu  |  | INC
78  | Mohla-Manpur (ST)  | Indrashah Mandavi  |  | INC

## Members of Parliament[edit]

Year  | Member  | Party

|
|

1957 | Raja Bahadur Singh  |  | Indian National Congress
1962
1967 | Padmawati Devi
1971 | Ramsahai Pandey
1977 | Madan Tiwary |  | Janata Party
1980 | Shivendra Bahadur Singh |  | Indian National Congress
1984 |  | Indian National Congress
1989 | Dharmpal Singh Gupta |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
1991 | Shivendra Bahadur Singh |  | Indian National Congress
1996 | Ashok Sharma |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
1998 | Motilal Vora |  | Indian National Congress
1999 | Raman Singh |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
2004 | Pradeep Gandhi
2007^  | Devwrat Singh |  | Indian National Congress
2009 | Madhusudan Yadav |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
2014 | Abhishek Singh
2019 | Santosh Pandey

* ^ denotes by-election

## Election results[edit]

### 2024[edit]

2024 Indian general election: Rajnandgaon Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| INC | Bhupesh Baghel |  |  |
| BJP | Santosh Pandey |  |  |
| NOTA | None of the above  |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| gain from  | Swing |  |

### 2019[edit]

2019 Indian general elections: Rajnandgaon Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| BJP | Santosh Pandey | 662,387  | 50.68  | -3.93
| INC | Bhola Ram Sahu  | 5,50,421  | 42.11  | +7.52
| BSP | Ravita Lakra (Dhruv)  | 17,145  | 1.31  | -0.43
| NOTA | None of the above  | 19,436  | 1.49  | -1.26
Margin of victory  | 1,11,966  | 8.57  |
Turnout | 13,07,878  | 76.20  |
| BJP hold | Swing |  |

### 2014[edit]

2014 Indian general elections: Rajnandgaon Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| BJP | Abhishek Singh | 6,43,473  | 54.61  |
| INC | Kamleshwar Verma  | 4,07,562  | 34.59  |
| NOTA | None of the above  | 32,385  | 2.75  |
| BSP | Anand Sahu  | 20,458  | 1.74  |
| API | Narendra Bansod  | 11,704  | 0.99  |
Margin of victory  | 2,35,911  | 20.02  |
Turnout | 11,78,305  | 74.04  |
| BJP hold | Swing |  |

### 2009[edit]

2009 Indian general elections: Rajnandgaon Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| BJP | Madhusudan Yadav  | 4,37,721  | 52.70  |
| INC | Devwrat Singh  | 3,18,647  | 38.36  |
| IND. | D. R. Yadav Pracharya  | 19,984  | 2.41  |
| BSP | Pradhuman Netam  | 15,956  | 1.92  |
Margin of victory  | 1,19,074  | 14.34  |
Turnout | 8.30,581  | 58.86  |
| BJP gain from INC | Swing |  |

### 1999[edit]

1999 Indian general election: Rajnandgaon Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| BJP | Raman Singh | 3,04,611  | 51.46  |
| INC | Motilal Vora | 2,77,896  | 46.94  |
| Independent | Deosingh Nandeshwar  | 2,847  | 0.48  |
| GGP | Ramesh Kumar Gond  | 2,735  | 0.46  |
Majority  | 26,715  | 4.52  |
Turnout | 5,91,992  | 59.37  |
| BJP gain from INC | Swing |  |

### 1998[edit]

1998 Indian general election: Rajnandgaon Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| INC | Motilal Vora | 3,04,709  |  |
| BJP | Ashok Sharma | 2,52,468  |  |
Majority  | 52,241  |  |
Turnout | 6,19,439  |  |
| INC gain from BJP | Swing |  |

## See also[edit]

* Rajnandgaon
* List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Final notification on delimitation of Chhattisgarh constituencies" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
2. ^ "CandidateAC.xls file on assembly constituencies with information on district and parliamentary constituencies". Chhattisgarh. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2008.

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Lok Sabha constituencies of Chhattisgarh

Before Delimitation|

* Bastar
* Bilaspur
* Durg
* Janjgir
* Kanker
* Mahasamund
* Raigarh
* Raipur
* Rajnandgaon
* Sarangarh
* Sarguja

After Delimitation|

* Bastar
* Bilaspur
* Durg
* Janjgir–Champa
* Kanker
* Korba
* Mahasamund
* Raigarh
* Raipur
* Rajnandgaon
* Sarguja

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