Kawardha Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh State, India
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Kawardha is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.[2][3] It is in Kabirdham district and is a segment of Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha seat. The seat used to be part of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly when Chhattisgarh was part of MP.
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| Constituency No. 72 for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Kabirdham |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Rajnandgaon |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 331,671[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Akbar |
Members of Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |||
| 1952 | Gangaprasad | Ram Rajya Parishad | |
| 1957 | Dharamraj Singh | ||
| 1962 | Vishwaraj Pratap Singh | ||
| 1967 | T. V. Singh | Independent | |
| 1972 | Kumar Yashwant Raj Singh | ||
| 1977 | Rani Shashi Prabha Devi | Ram Rajya Parishad | |
| 1980 | Hamidullah Khan | Independent | |
| 1985 | Rani Shashi Prabha Devi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Raman Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | |||
| 1998 | Yogeshwar Raj Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |||
| 2003[4] | Yogeshwar Raj Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 2008[5] | Siyaram Sahu | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013[6] | Ashok Sahu | ||
| 2018[7][8] | Mohammad Akbar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2023[9][10] | Vijay Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Vijay Sharma | 144,257 | 53.22 | +21.22 | |
| INC | Mohammad Akbar | 104,665 | 38.62 | −18.01 | |
| AAP | Khadgraj Singh | 6,334 | 2.34 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 925 | 0.34 | −0.05 | |
| Majority | 39,592 | 14.60 | −10.03 | ||
| Turnout | 271,047 | 81.72 | −0.78 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mohammad Akbar | 136,320 | 56.63 | ||
| BJP | Ashok Sahu | 77,036 | 32.00 | ||
| Independent | Ramkhilawan Dahariya | 6,604 | 2.74 | ||
| JCC | Agam Das Anant | 6,250 | 2.60 | New | |
| Independent | Ram Kumar Sahu | 2,947 | 1.22 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 949 | 0.39 | ||
| Majority | 59,284 | 24.63 | |||
| Turnout | 240,739 | 82.50 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2013
- Ashok Sahu (BJP) : 93,645 votes [12]
- Akbar Bhai (INC) : 91,087
2003
- Yogeshwar Raj Singh (INC) : 51,092 votes [13]
- Dr. Siyaram Sahu (BJP) : 46,904
1998
- Yogeshwar Raj Singh (INC) : 52,950 votes [14]
- Dr. Raman Singh (BJP) : 37,524
1962
- Vishwaraj Singh (RRP) : 16,660 votes [15]
- Shyamprasad Awasthi (INC) : 6,536