Arang Assembly constituency
| Arang | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 52 for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Raipur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Raipur |
| Established | 1952 |
| Total electors | 231,375[1] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Shivkumar Dahariya |
Arang is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.[2]
It is part of Raipur district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes.
In 2008 delimitation, Mandirhasod Assembly constituency was merged into Arang. Currently most of the Naya Raipur comes under Arang constituency.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |||
| 1952[a] | Sukhchain Das | Indian National Congress | |
| Lakhanlal Gupta | |||
| 1957 | |||
| Jagmohan Das | |||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | Kanhaiyalal Kosariya | ||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Ratandas Hardas | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Vijay Kumar Guru | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Gangu Ram Baghel | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | |||
| 1998 | Indian National Congress | ||
| Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |||
| 2003 | Sanjay Dhidhi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2008[3] | Guru Rudra Kumar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013[4] | Naveen Markandey | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2018[5] | Dr. Shivkumar Dahariya | Indian National Congress | |
| 2023[6] | Guru Khushwant Saheb | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
[edit]Assembly Election 2023
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Guru Khushwant Saheb | 94,039 | 53.26% |  24.09
| |
| INC | Dr. Shivkumar Dahariya | 77,501 | 43.89% |  1.60
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,255 | 1.28% | 0.42
| |
| BSP | Santosh Markandey (Advocate) | 1,397 | 0.79% | New | |
| AAP | Parmanand Jangade | 1,394 | 0.79% | 0.14
| |
| Margin of victory | 16,538 | 9.37% | 6.95
| ||
| Turnout | 1,76,567 | 77.34% | 0.22
| ||
| Registered electors | 2,31,375 | 14.58
| |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 7.77
|
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Assembly Election 2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dr. Shivkumar Dahariya | 69,900 | 45.49% | 11.57
| |
| BJP | Sanjay Dhidhi | 44,823 | 29.17% | 15.07
| |
| JCC | Sanjay Chelak | 27,903 | 18.16% | New | |
| Independent | Sharda Banjare | 3,042 | 1.98% | New | |
| Independent | Narayan Prasad Tandan | 1,528 | 0.99% | New | |
| AAP | Dageshvar Bharti M | 1,423 | 0.93% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,321 | 0.86% | 1.83
| |
| Margin of victory | 25,077 | 16.32% | 6.00
| ||
| Turnout | 1,53,657 | 76.83% | 0.37
| ||
| Registered electors | 2,01,938 | 14.53
| |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 1.25
|
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Assembly Election 2013
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Naveen Markandey | 59,067 | 44.24% | 13.68
| |
| INC | Rudra Kumar Guru | 45,293 | 33.93% | 2.14
| |
| Chattisgarh Swabhiman Manch | Ganguram Baghel | 13,004 | 9.74% | New | |
| Independent | Pappu Kosre | 6,769 | 5.07% | New | |
| BSP | K.D. Tandan | 3,639 | 2.73% | 3.05
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,588 | 2.69% | New | |
| Independent | Shrimati Meera Tandan | 1,962 | 1.47% | New | |
| Independent | Brijesh Pal Tandan | 1,366 | 1.02% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 13,774 | 10.32% | 9.09
| ||
| Turnout | 1,33,506 | 77.79% | 8.74
| ||
| Registered electors | 1,76,321 | 8.34
| |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 12.45
|
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Assembly Election 2008
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Guru Rudra Kumar | 34,655 | 31.79% | 0.65
| |
| BJP | Sanjay Dhidhi | 33,318 | 30.56% | 19.65
| |
| Independent | Ganguram Baghel | 29,089 | 26.68% | New | |
| BSP | Adv. Sadanand | 6,291 | 5.77% | 2.25
| |
| GGP | Dr. Ramesh Panthi | 1,269 | 1.16% | New | |
| JMM | Amrit Lal Joshi | 1,143 | 1.05% | New | |
| Independent | Orprakash (Umariyawale) | 979 | 0.90% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,337 | 1.23% | 17.85
| ||
| Turnout | 1,09,012 | 66.98% | 7.87
| ||
| Registered electors | 1,62,754 | 25.97
| |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 18.42
|
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Assembly Election 2003
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sanjay Dhidhi | 48,556 | 50.21% | New | |
| INC | Ganguram Baghel | 30,112 | 31.14% | New | |
| BSP | Dr. Kunti Kurre | 7,757 | 8.02% | New | |
| NCP | Chait Ram Tandan | 4,352 | 4.50% | New | |
| Independent | Sarhu Tandan | 1,836 | 1.90% | New | |
| Chhattisgarhi Samaj Party | Ramnath | 1,280 | 1.32% | New | |
| Independent | Bishat Kurre | 1,115 | 1.15% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 18,444 | 19.07% | |||
| Turnout | 96,706 | 74.85% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,29,199 | ||||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ as Arang-Kharora Assembly Constituency
References
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