Sarguja Lok Sabha constituency

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

Sarguja
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Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionCentral India
StateChhattisgarh
Assembly constituenciesPremnagar
Bhatgaon
Pratappur
Ramanujganj
Samri
Lundra
Ambikapur
Sitapur
Established1952
Total electors18,19,347[1]
ReservationST
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

Assembly segments

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

# Name District Member Party Leading

(in 2024)

4 Premnagar Surajpur Bhulan Singh Marabi BJP BJP
5 Bhatgaon Laxmi Rajwade BJP BJP
6 Pratappur (ST) Balrampur Shakuntala Singh Portey BJP INC
7 Ramanujganj (ST) Ramvichar Netam BJP BJP
8 Samri (ST) Uddheshwari Paikra BJP INC
9 Lundra (ST) Surguja Prabodh Minz BJP BJP
10 Ambikapur Rajesh Agrawal BJP BJP
11 Sitapur (ST) Ramkumar Toppo BJP INC

Members of Parliament

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Year Member Party
1952 Chandikeshwar Sharan Singh Judeo Indian National Congress
Babu Nath Singh
1957 Chandikeshwar Sharan Singh Judeo
Babu Nath Singh
1962 Babu Nath Singh
1967
1971
1977 Larang Sai Janata Party
1980 Chakradhari Singh Indian National Congress (I)
1984 Lal Vijay Pratap Singh Indian National Congress
1989 Larang Sai Bharatiya Janata Party
1991 Khelsai Singh Indian National Congress
1996
1998 Larang Sai Bharatiya Janata Party
1999 Khelsai Singh Indian National Congress
2004 Nand Kumar Sai Bharatiya Janata Party
2009 Murarilal Singh
2014 Kamalbhan Singh Marabi
2019 Renuka Singh
2024 Chintamani Maharaj

Election results

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2024

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2024 Indian general election: Surguja[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Chintamani Maharaj 713,200 51.3
INC Shashi Singh 648378 46.7
NOTA None of the above 28121 2.0
Majority
Turnout 14,53,444[a] 79.89  2.49
BJP hold Swing
  1. ^ does not include postal ballots

2019

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2019 Indian general elections: Sarguja
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Renuka Singh 663,711 51.82  2.53
INC Khelsai Singh 5,05,838 39.50  2.60
GGP Asha Devi Poya 24,463 1.91 N/A
BSP Maya Bhagat 18,534 1.45  0.37
NOTA None of the Above 29,265 2.29  0.33
Majority 1,57,873 12.32  0.07
Turnout 12,81,216 77.40  0.56
BJP hold Swing

General elections 2014

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2014 Indian general elections: Sarguja
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Kamalbhan Singh Marabi 585,336 49.29  2.43
INC Ramdeo Tirkey 4,38,100 36.90  4.98
NOTA None of the above 31,104 2.62 N/A
BSP Dharmjeet Singh Markam 21,633 1.82  0.75
Independent Rajnath 15,515 1.31 New
Majority 1,47,236 12.39  7.42
Turnout 11,33,514 77.96  16.34
BJP hold Swing

General elections 2009

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2009 Indian general elections: Sarguja
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Murarilal Singh 416,532 51.73
INC Bhanu Pratap Singh 2,56,984 31.92
BSP Dhan Singh Dhurve 20,700 2.57
IND. Suraj Deo Singh Khairwar 20,488 2.54
JMM Anoop Minj 15,021 1.87
CPI(M) Bal Singh 11,667 1.45
GGP Bhupnath Singh Maravi 8,827 1.10
LJP Somnath Bhagat 4,278 0.53
JD(U) Kumait B.D.O. 4,261 0.53
Majority 1,59,548 19.81
Turnout 8,05,202 61.62
BJP hold Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "EC releases absolute number of voters for all completed phases" (PDF). Election commission of India. 2024-05-25.
  2. ^ "Final notification on delimitation of Chhattisgarh constituencies" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
  3. ^ "CandidateAC.xls file on assembly constituencies with information on district and parliamentary constituencies". Chhattisgarh. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
  4. ^ Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Surguja". Archived from the original on 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.

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