Raipur City South Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh State, India
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Raipur City South Legislative Assembly constituency officially, Raipur Nagar Dakshin is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.[2] The seat was formed in 2008 after the dissolution of Raipur Town constituency. It is part of Raipur district. Former Minister of Chhattisgarh Government Brijmohan Agrawal has been the Member of Vidhansabha from 2008 to 2024. He has won four times from this seat only. Sunil Soni became MLA from this seat after 2024 by-election.
| Raipur Nagar Dakshin | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 51 for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Raipur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Raipur |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 260,006[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
Until 2008: Constituency did not exist see Raipur Town | |||
| 2008 | Brijmohan Agrawal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| 2023[3][4] | |||
| 2024^ | Sunil Kumar Soni | ||
Election results
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sunil Kumar Soni | 89,220 | 65.03 |  4.45 | |
| INC | Akash Sharma | 43,053 | 31.38 |  4.96 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,147 | 0.84 | 0.38 | |
| Majority | 46,167 | 33.65 | 9.13 | ||
| Turnout | 1,37,195 | 50.50 | 9.98 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | 4.45 |
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2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Brijmohan Agrawal | 109,263 | 69.48 | +16.48 | |
| INC | Mahant Ramsundar Das | 41,544 | 26.42 | −14.39 | |
| JCC | Pradeep Kumar Sahu | 1,612 | 1.03 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 729 | 0.46 | −0.57 | |
| Majority | 67,719 | 43.06 | +31.17 | ||
| Turnout | 1,57,263 | 60.48 | −1.18 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | +16.48 | |||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Brijmohan Agrawal | 77,589 | 52.70 | −6.55 | |
| INC | Kanhaiya Agrawal | 60,093 | 40.81 | +6.88 | |
| BSP | Umesh Das Manikpuri | 1,514 | 1.03 | ||
| AAP | Munna Bisen | 1,363 | 0.93 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,521 | 1.03 | ||
| Majority | 17,496 | 11.89 | |||
| Turnout | 147,228 | 61.66 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | -6.55 | |||
2013
2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Brijmohan Agrawal | 65,686 | 57.91 | NA | |
| INC | Yogesh Tiwari | 40,747 | 35.92 | NA | |
| Majority | NA | ||||
| Turnout | NA | ||||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||