Dharsiwa Assembly constituency

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Dharsiwa
Constituency No. 47 for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionCentral India
StateChhattisgarh
DistrictRaipur
LS constituencyRaipur
Established2008
Total electors234,726[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2023
Preceded byAnita Yogendra Sharma

Dharsiwa is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.[2][3] The seat has formed after the demolition of Raipur Town Vidhansabha Constituency in 2008. It is in Raipur district and is a part of the Lok Sabha constituency of Raipur.

Anuj Sharma of Bharatiya Janata Party was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly from this seat in the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly elections defeating Chhaya Verma and replaced Anita Yogendra Sharma of Indian National Congress as the new incumbent.[4]

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit]

Madhya Pradesh Assembly[edit]

Year Member Party
1957 Khubchand Baghel Praja Socialist Party
1962 Hari Prem Baghel
1967 Munnalal Shukla Indian National Congress
1972
1977 Ashwini Kumar Lakhanlal Janata Party
1980 Mahant Rameshwar Giri Indian National Congress
1985 Daulatram Verma Indian National Congress
1990 Shyam Sundar Agrawal Bharatiya Janata Party
1993 Balaram Verma
1998 Vidhan Mishra Indian National Congress

Chhattisgarh Assembly[edit]

Election Name Party
2003 Devjibhai Patel Bharatiya Janata Party
2008[5]
2013[6]
2018[7] Anita Yogendra Sharma Indian National Congress
2023 Anuj Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results[edit]

2023[edit]

Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Election, 2023: Dharsiwa[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Anuj Sharma 107,283 58.65 +22.42
INC Chhaya Verma 62,940 34.41 -13.61
Jai Chhattisgarh Party Amit Baghel 4,075 2.23
Independent Ravi Kumar Verma 2,243 1.23
NOTA None of the Above 463 0.25 -0.58
Majority 44,343 24.24 +12.45
Turnout 182,921 77.93 -0.54
BJP gain from INC Swing

2018[edit]

Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Election, 2018: Dharsiwa[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Anita Yogendra Sharma 78,989 48.02
BJP Devji Bhai Patel 59,589 36.23
JCC Panna Lal Sahu 14,968 9.10
Independent Sanju Yadav 3,343 2.03
Independent Sangita Baghel 2,197 1.34
NOTA None of the Above 1,361 0.83
Majority 19,400 11.79
Turnout 164,490 78.47
INC gain from BJP Swing

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2023 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  3. ^ "New Maps of Assembly Constituency". ceochhattisgarh.nic.in. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  5. ^ "State Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  6. ^ "State Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  7. ^ a b "State Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

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