Sakti Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh State, India
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Sakti is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.[2]
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| Constituency No. 35 for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Sakti |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Janjgir-Champa |
| Established | 2003 |
| Total electors | 214,392[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
It comprises Sakti tehsil and parts of Champa tehsil, in Sakti district.[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |||
| 1952 | Rajbahudur Leeladhar Singh | Independent politician | |
| 1957 | Praja Socialist Party | ||
| 1962 | Tankrajeshwari | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | I. Devi | ||
| 1972 | Pushpendranath Singh | Independent politician | |
| 1977 | Raja Surendra Bahadur Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Pushpendra Bahadur Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | Raja Surendra Bahadur Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1998[4] | Megharam Sahu | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |||
| 2003[5] | Megharam Sahu | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2008[6] | Saroja Manharan Rathore | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013[7] | Doctor Khilawan Sahu | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2018[8] | Charan Das Mahant | Indian National Congress | |
| 2023 | |||
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Charan Das Mahant | 81,519 | 50.56 | −2.01 | |
| BJP | Khilawan Sahu | 69,124 | 42.88 | +10.55 | |
| GGP | Bhaiya Jitendra Chauhan | 3,464 | 2.15 | ||
| AAP | Anubhav Tiwari | 2,752 | 1.71 | +1.38 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 909 | 0.56 | −0.15 | |
| Majority | 12,395 | 7.68 | −12.56 | ||
| Turnout | 161,218 | 75.20 | −0.24 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Charan Das Mahant | 78,058 | 52.57 | ||
| BJP | Medha Ram Sahu | 48,012 | 32.33 | ||
| BSP | Gautam Rathore | 13,907 | 9.37 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,057 | 0.71 | ||
| Majority | 30,046 | 20.24 | |||
| Turnout | 148,495 | 75.44 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||