Ambikapur Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh State, India
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Ambikapur is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.[2][3][4][5] It is in Surguja district.
| Ambikapur | |
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| Constituency No. 10 for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| Division | Surguja |
| District | Surguja |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Surguja |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 256,691[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Rajesh Agarwal | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | T. S. Singh Deo |
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |||
| 1952 | Parasnath Thakur | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Brij Bhushan | ||
| 1962 | Amresh Prasad | Independent | |
| 1967 | S Tripathi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Devendra Kumari | ||
| 1977 | Prabhunarayan Tripathi | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Madan Gopal Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | |||
| 1993 | |||
| 1998 | |||
| Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |||
| 2003 | Kamal Bhan Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2008 | T. S. Singh Deo | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| 2023[6] | Rajesh Agrawal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
Assembly Election 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rajesh Agrawal | 90,780 | 46.86% |  12.72 | |
| INC | T. S. Singh Deo | 90,686 | 46.81% |  9.58 | |
| GGP | Balsai Korram | 6,083 | 3.14% | 0.64 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,168 | 1.12% | 0.78 | |
| Independent | Rakesh Kumar Sahu | 1,318 | 0.68% | New | |
| JCC | Abdul Majid | 1,193 | 0.62% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 94 | 0.05% | 22.19 | ||
| Turnout | 1,93,746 | 76.37% | 3.34 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,56,691 | 13.57 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 9.53 |
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Assembly Election 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | T. S. Singh Deo | 100,439 | 56.38% | 3.35 | |
| BJP | Anurag Singh Deo | 60,815 | 34.14% | 6.65 | |
| GGP | Gopal Prasad Gupta | 4,459 | 2.50% | 0.94 | |
| Independent | Tarun Kumar Bhagat | 2,173 | 1.22% | New | |
| Independent | Kranti Kumar Rawat | 2,103 | 1.18% | New | |
| BSP | Sita Ram Das | 1,322 | 0.74% | 0.30 | |
| Independent | T. S. Singh Deo | 1,075 | 0.60% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 609 | 0.34% | 2.37 | |
| Margin of victory | 39,624 | 22.24% | 9.99 | ||
| Turnout | 1,78,140 | 79.13% | 0.26 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,26,012 | 11.22 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 3.35 |
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Assembly Election 2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | T. S. Singh Deo | 84,668 | 53.03% | 10.92 | |
| BJP | Anurag Singh Deo | 65,110 | 40.78% | 0.59 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 4,327 | 2.71% | New | |
| GGP | Sewa Ram Porte | 2,503 | 1.57% | 3.00 | |
| Independent | Adhiwakta Vijay Tiwari | 1,917 | 1.20% | New | |
| BSP | Ram Das Toppo | 1,670 | 1.05% | 0.65 | |
| Margin of victory | 19,558 | 12.25% | 11.51 | ||
| Turnout | 1,59,646 | 80.83% | 7.84 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,03,212 | 7.99 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 10.92 |
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Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | T. S. Singh Deo | 56,043 | 42.11% | 18.94 | |
| BJP | Anurag Singh Deo | 55,063 | 41.37% | 11.97 | |
| GGP | Jainath Keram | 6,078 | 4.57% | New | |
| CPI | Amar Nath Pandey | 2,885 | 2.17% | New | |
| Independent | Ramnayak Maurya | 2,698 | 2.03% | New | |
| BSP | Kumkum Bhatnagar | 2,258 | 1.70% | 1.55 | |
| Independent | Jhamekeshwar Paikra | 1,392 | 1.05% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 980 | 0.74% | 29.44 | ||
| Turnout | 1,33,083 | 70.98% | 3.72 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,88,173 | 2.20 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 11.24 |
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Assembly Election 2003
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kamal Bhan Singh | 65,812 | 53.35% | New | |
| INC | Madan Gopal Singh | 28,590 | 23.18% | New | |
| NCP | Prabodh Minj | 14,568 | 11.81% | New | |
| BSP | Gurusharan Singh Painkara | 4,011 | 3.25% | New | |
| Independent | Fuleswari Singh | 3,935 | 3.19% | New | |
| SP | Ganjha Ram Thakur | 2,977 | 2.41% | New | |
| JMM | Bansidhar Urawan | 1,406 | 1.14% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 37,222 | 30.17% | |||
| Turnout | 1,23,363 | 67.00% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,84,121 | ||||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||