Dharsiwa Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh State, India
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Dharsiwa is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.[2][3] It is in Raipur district and is a part of the Lok Sabha constituency of Raipur.
| Dharsiwa | |
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| Constituency No. 47 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 | 1957 |
| Total electors | 234,726[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Anita Yogendra Sharma |
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
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |||
| 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 Legislative Assembly | |||
| 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
2023
| 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
| 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 | ||||