Premnagar Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh State, India
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Premnagar is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in central India.[2][3][4] It is in Surajpur district. As of 2023, it is represented by Bhulan Singh Marabi of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1]
| Premnagar | |
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| Constituency No. 4 for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| Division | Surguja |
| District | Surajpur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Surguja |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 237,134[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Bhulan Singh Marabi | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Khelsai Singh |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |||
| 1967 | S Singh | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1972 | Bhuvneshwar | ||
| 1977 | Sahadeo Singh | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Chandan Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Tuleshwar Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1990 | Khelsai Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1991^ | Niranjan Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | Tuleswar Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1998 | |||
| Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |||
| 2003 | Renuka Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2008 | |||
| 2013 | Khelsai Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 2018 | |||
| 2023 | Bhulan Singh Marabi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
^: bypoll
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Bhulan Singh Marabi | 99,957 | 51.87 | +22.06 | |
| INC | Khelsai Singh | 66,667 | 34.59 | −4.16 | |
| GGP | Jainath Singh Keram | 14,562 | 7.56 | −7.82 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,539 | 1.84 | −0.53 | |
| Majority | 33,290 | 17.28 | +8.34 | ||
| Turnout | 192,718 | 81.27 | +0.22 | ||
| Registered electors | 237,134 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Khelsai Singh | 66,475 | 38.75 | ||
| BJP | Vijay Pratap Singh | 51,135 | 29.81 | ||
| GGP | Jainath Singh Keram | 26,388 | 15.38 | ||
| JCC | Pankaj Tiwari | 11,842 | 6.90 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 4,058 | 2.37 | ||
| Majority | 15,340 | 8.94 | |||
| Turnout | 1,71,533 | 81.05 | |||
| Registered electors | 211,630 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||