Saja Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh State, India
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Saja is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.[2]
| Saja | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 68 for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Bemetara |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Durg |
| Established | 1977 |
| Total electors | 250,817[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Ravindra Choubey |
It is part of Bemetara district.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |||
| Prior to 1977: Constituency did not exist | |||
| 1977 | Pradeep Kumar Choubey | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Kumari Devi Choubey | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Ravindra Choubey | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | |||
| 1993 | |||
| 1998 | |||
| Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |||
| 2003[3] | Ravindra Choubey | Indian National Congress | |
| 2008[4] | |||
| 2013 | Labh Chand Bafna[5] | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2018 | Ravindra Choubey[6] | Indian National Congress | |
| 2023 | Ishwar Sahu | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ishwar Sahu | 101,789 | 48.55 | +13.95 | |
| INC | Ravindra Choubey | 96,593 | 46.07 | −5.55 | |
| Independent | Sunil Kumar | 2,874 | 1.37 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,600 | 1.72 | −1.43 | |
| Majority | 5,196 | 2.48 | −14.54 | ||
| Turnout | 209,647 | 83.59 | +0.98 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ravindra Choubey | 95,658 | 51.62 | ||
| BJP | Labhchand Bafna | 64,123 | 34.60 | ||
| JCC | Teksingh Chandel | 6,206 | 3.35 | New | |
| Independent | Basant Agrawal | 5,700 | 3.08 | ||
| Independent | Lochan Sahu | 4,274 | 2.31 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 5,840 | 3.15 | ||
| Majority | 31,535 | 17.02 | |||
| Turnout | 185,321 | 82.61 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||