Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha constituency in Chhattisgarh
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Raigarh is one of the eleven Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Chhattisgarh state in central India.
CountryIndia
Assembly constituenciesJashpur
Kunkuri
Pathalgaon
Lailunga
Raigarh
Sarangarh
Kharsia
Dharamjaigarh
Kunkuri
Pathalgaon
Lailunga
Raigarh
Sarangarh
Kharsia
Dharamjaigarh
| Raigarh CG-2 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| Assembly constituencies | Jashpur Kunkuri Pathalgaon Lailunga Raigarh Sarangarh Kharsia Dharamjaigarh |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 18,38,547[1] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Assembly segments
Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency is reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates.[2] It is composed of the following assembly segments:[3]
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading
(in 2024) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Jashpur (ST) | Jashpur | Raymuni Bhagat | BJP | BJP | ||
| 13 | Kunkuri (ST) | Vishnu Deo Sai | |||||
| 14 | Pathalgaon (ST) | Gomati Sai | |||||
| 15 | Lailunga (ST) | Raigarh | Vidyawati Sidar | INC | |||
| 16 | Raigarh | O. P. Choudhary | BJP | ||||
| 17 | Sarangarh (SC) | Sarangarh | Uttari Ganpat Jangde | INC | |||
| 18 | Kharsia | Raigarh | Umesh Patel | ||||
| 19 | Dharamjaigarh (ST) | Laljeet Singh Rathia | |||||
Members of Parliament
Election results
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Radheshyam Rathiya | 808,275 | 55.63 | ||
| INC | Dr. Menka Devi Singh | 5,67,884 | 39.08 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 15,022 | 1.03 | ||
| Majority | 2,40,391 | 16.55 | |||
| Turnout | 14,53,542 | 78.96 |  1.05 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Gomtee Sai | 658,335 | 48.76 |  4.40 | |
| INC | Laljeet Singh Rathia | 5,92,308 | 43.87 | 8.10 | |
| BSP | Innocent Kujur | 26,596 | 1.97 | 0.21 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 15,729 | 1.17 | 1.12 | |
| IND. | Prakash Kumar Uranw | 15,729 | 0.75 | 0.28 | |
| Majority | 66,027 | 4.89 | 12.50 | ||
| Turnout | 13,50,741 | 77.91 | 1.31 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
General election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Vishnu Dev Sai | 662,478 | 53.16 | 5.72 | |
| INC | Arti Singh | 4,45,728 | 35.77 | 5.70 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 28,480 | 2.29 | N/A | |
| BSP | Kripa Shankar Bhagat | 27,152 | 2.18 | 1.88 | |
| IND. | Prakash Kumar Uranw | 12,860 | 1.03 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,16,750 | 17.39 | 11.42 | ||
| Turnout | 12,46,219 | 76.60 | 11.29 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
General election 2009
See also
- Raigarh district
- Rajgarh district is in Madhya Pradesh. Some people get confused since its name sounds similar to 'Raigarh'.
- List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha