Katghora Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh State, India
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Katghora is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.[2][3] It is in Korba district and is a part of Korba (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]
| Katghora | |
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| Constituency No. 22 for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Korba |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Korba |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 214,882[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Purushottam Kanwar |
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |||
| 1957 | Banwari Lal | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957^ | Rudrasharan Pratap Singh | ||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | B. Navbatram | ||
| 1972 | Bodhram Kanwar | Independent | |
| 1977 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1980 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Krishnalal Jaiswal | ||
| 1993 | Banwari Lal Agrawal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1998 | |||
| Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |||
| 2003 | Bodhram Kanwar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2008 | |||
| 2013 | Lakhan Lal Dewangan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2018[5] | Purushottam Kanwar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2023[1] | Premchand Patel | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
^by-election
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Premchand Patel | 73,680 | 45.19 | +14.20 | |
| INC | Purushottam Kanwar | 56,780 | 34.83 | −3.63 | |
| GGP | Bhuneshwar Singh Shrotey | 9,547 | 5.86 | +2.92 | |
| BSP | Engineer Satyajeet Kurrey | 4900 | 3.01 | New | |
| JCC | Surendra Rathore | 4507 | 2.76 | −17.05 | |
| AAP | Chandrakant Dixena | 3149 | 1.93 | New | |
| CPI(M) | Jawhar Singh Kanwar | 2535 | 1.55 | −1.12 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,462 | 0.90 | −0.96 | |
| Majority | 16,900 | 10.36 | +2.89 | ||
| Turnout | 163,032 | 75.87 | −2.06 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Purushottam Kanwar | 59,227 | 38.46 | ||
| BJP | Lakhan Lal Dewangan | 47,716 | 30.99 | ||
| JCC | Govind Singh Rajput | 30,509 | 19.81 | ||
| GGP | Lalit Manikpuri | 4,520 | 2.94 | ||
| CPI(M) | Sapuran Kuldeep | 4,113 | 2.67 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,867 | 1.86 | ||
| Majority | 11,511 | 7.47 | |||
| Turnout | 153,995 | 77.93 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||