Raipur City South Assembly constituency

Raipur Nagar Dakshin
Constituency No. 51 for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionCentral India
StateChhattisgarh
DistrictRaipur
LS constituencyRaipur
Established2008
Total electors260,006[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

Raipur City South Legislative Assembly constituency officially, Raipur Nagar Dakshin is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.[2] The seat was formed in 2008 after the dissolution of Raipur Town constituency. It is part of Raipur district. Former Minister of Chhattisgarh Government Brijmohan Agrawal has been the Member of Vidhansabha from 2008 to 2024. He has won four times from this seat only. Sunil Soni became MLA from this seat after 2024 by-election.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Member Party
Until 2008: Constituency did not exist
see Raipur Town
2008 Brijmohan Agrawal Bharatiya Janata Party
2013
2018
2023[3][4]
2024^ Sunil Kumar Soni

Election results

2024

2024 by-election: Raipur City South[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sunil Kumar Soni 89,220 65.03 Decrease4.45
INC Akash Sharma 43,053 31.38 Increase4.96
NOTA None of the Above 1147 0.84 Increase0.38
Majority 46,167 33.65 Decrease9.13
Turnout 1,37,195 50.5 Decrease9.98
BJP hold Swing Decrease4.45

2023

2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election: Raipur City South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Brijmohan Agrawal 109,263 69.48 +16.48
INC Mahant Ramsundar Das 41,544 26.42 −14.39
JCC Pradeep Kumar Sahu 1,612 1.03
NOTA None of the Above 729 0.46 −0.57
Majority 67,719 43.06 +31.17
Turnout 1,57,263 60.48 −1.18
BJP hold Swing +16.48

2018

2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election: Raipur City South[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Brijmohan Agrawal 77,589 52.70 −6.55
INC Kanhaiya Agrawal 60,093 40.81 +6.88
BSP Umesh Das Manikpuri 1,514 1.03
AAP Munna Bisen 1,363 0.93
NOTA None of the Above 1,521 1.03
Majority 17,496 11.89
Turnout 147,228 61.66
BJP hold Swing -6.55

2013

2013 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election: Raipur City South[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Brijmohan Agrawal 81,429 60.2 +2.29
INC Kiranmayee Nayak 46,630 34.5 −1.42
Majority
Turnout
BJP hold Swing +0.95

2008

2008 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election: Raipur City South[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Brijmohan Agrawal 65,686 57.91 NA
INC Yogesh Tiwari 40,747 35.92 NA
Majority NA
Turnout NA
BJP win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2023 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  2. ^ "New Maps of Assembly Constituency". ceochhattisgarh.nic.in. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. ^ mint (3 December 2023). "Chhattisgarh Election Result 2023: Full list of winners from BJP and Congress". Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  4. ^ India Today (3 December 2023). "Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Result 2023: Full list of winners". Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  5. ^ Election Commission of India (23 November 2024). "Raipur City South Assembly Constituency By Poll Result 2024". Archived from the original on 25 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Statistical data of General Election to Chhatisgarh Assembly - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  7. ^ "State Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  8. ^ "State Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

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