Kota, Chhattisgarh Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh State, India
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Kota is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.[2]
| Kota | |
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| Constituency No. 25 for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Bilaspur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bilaspur |
| Established | 2003 |
| Total electors | 219,070[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Atal Shrivastava | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Renu Jogi |
It comprises parts of Kota tehsil and Pendra Road tehsil, split between Bilaspur and Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi districts.[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Name | Party | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | ||||
| 1952 | Kashiram Tiwari | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1957 | ||||
| Suraj Kunwar | Constituency elected both general and ST candidates | |||
| 1962 | Lal Chandrasekhar Singh | |||
| 1967 | Mathura Prasad Dubey | |||
| 1972 | ||||
| 1977 | ||||
| 1980 | Indian National Congress | |||
| 1985 | Rajendra Prasad Shukla | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | ||||
| 1993 | ||||
| 1998 | ||||
| Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | ||||
| 2003 | Rajendra Prasad Shukla | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2008[4] | Renu Jogi | |||
| 2013[5] | ||||
| 2018[6] | Janta Congress Chhattisgarh | |||
| 2023 | Atal Shrivastava | Indian National Congress | ||
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Atal Shrivastava | 73,479 | 44.95 | +24.27 | |
| BJP | Pratap Singh Judev | 65,522 | 40.08 | +9.34 | |
| JCC | Renu Jogi | 8,884 | 5.43 | −27.34 | |
| GGP | Nand Kishore Raj | 4,725 | 2.89 | −2.59 | |
| AAP | Pankaj James | 2,163 | 1.32 | −2.01 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,192 | 1.95 | −0.70 | |
| Majority | 7,957 | 4.87 | +2.84 | ||
| Turnout | 163473 | 74.62 | −0.32 | ||
| INC gain from JCC | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JCC | Renu Jogi | 48,800 | 32.77 | ||
| BJP | Kashi Ram Sahu | 45,774 | 30.74 | ||
| INC | Vibhor Singh | 30,803 | 20.68 | ||
| GGP | Balaram Armo | 8,163 | 5.48 | ||
| AAP | Harish Chandel | 4,953 | 3.33 | New | |
| Rashtriya Gondwana Party | Dr. Urmila Singh Marko | 1,590 | 1.07 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,942 | 2.65 | ||
| Majority | 3,026 | 2.03 | |||
| Turnout | 148,929 | 74.94 | |||