Khairagarh Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh State, India
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Khairagarh is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.[2][3] It is in Rajnandgaon district.[4]
| Khairagarh | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 73 for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Rajnandgaon |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Rajnandgaon |
| Established | 2003 |
| Total electors | 219,825[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Devwrat Singh |
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |||
| 1952 | Raja Bahadur Birendra Bahadur Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Rituparna Kishoredas | ||
| 1962 | Gyanendra Singh | ||
| 1967 | V. B. Singh | ||
| 1972 | Vijayalal Oswal | ||
| 1977 | Manik Gupta | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Rashmi Devi Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | |||
| 1993 | |||
| 1998 | Devwrat Singh | ||
| Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |||
| 2003 | Devwrat Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 2008 | Komal Janghel | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013 | Girwar Janghel | Indian National Congress | |
| 2018[5][6][7] | Devwrat Singh | Janta Congress Chhattisgarh | |
| 2022^ | Yashoda Verma | Indian National Congress | |
| 2023 | |||
^by-election
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Yashoda Nilamber Verma | 89,704 | 49.26 | −3.71 | |
| BJP | Vikrant Singh | 84,070 | 46.16 | +5.35 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,312 | 1.27 | −0.31 | |
| Majority | 5,634 | 3.10 | −9.06 | ||
| Turnout | 182,109 | 82.84 | +4.43 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2022 by-election
A by-election was needed due to the death of the sitting MLA, Devwrat Singh on 4 November 2021.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Yashoda Nilamber Verma | 87,879 | 52.97 | +34.31 | |
| BJP | Komal Janghel | 67,703 | 40.81 | +5.24 | |
| Forward Democratic Labour Party | Viplav Sahu (Churan) | 2,412 | 1.45 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,616 | 1.58 | −0.22 | |
| Majority | 20,176 | 12.16 | +11.65 | ||
| Turnout | 1,65,919 | 78.41 | −6.10 | ||
| INC gain from JCC | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JCC | Devwrat Singh | 61,516 | 36.08 | New | |
| BJP | Komal Janghel | 60,646 | 35.57 | ||
| INC | Girwar Janghel | 31,811 | 18.66 | ||
| Independent | Sarju Janghel | 4,060 | 2.38 | ||
| SS | Dinesh Singh | 1,775 | 1.04 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,068 | 1.80 | ||
| Majority | 870 | 0.51 | |||
| Turnout | 1,70,621 | 84.51 | |||
| JCC gain from INC | Swing | ||||