Sitapur, Chhattisgarh Assembly constituency
| Sitapur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 11 for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Surguja |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Surguja |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 201,660[1] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Ram Kumar Toppo | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Amarjeet Bhagat |
Sitapur is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.[2][3][4] It is in Surguja district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |||
| 1952 | Chakrapani Shukla | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Haribhajan Singh | ||
| 1962 | Mokshmadan Singh | ||
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | Sukhi Ram | ||
| 1977 | |||
| 1980 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Ram Khelawan | Independent | |
| 1993 | Sukhdev Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| 1998 | Gopal Ram | Independent | |
| Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |||
| 2003 | Amarjeet Bhagat | Indian National Congress | |
| 2008 | |||
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| 2023[5] | Ramkumar Toppo | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ramkumar Toppo | 83,088 | 50.36 | +17.38 | |
| INC | Amarjeet Bhagat | 65,928 | 39.96 | −16.60 | |
| Independent | Santosh Kumar Khess | 3,264 | 1.98 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,414 | 0.86 | −2.53 | |
| Majority | 17,160 | 10.40 | −13.18 | ||
| Turnout | 164,980 | 81.81 | +0.51 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Amarjeet Bhagat | 86,670 | 56.56 | ||
| BJP | Gopal Ram | 50,533 | 32.98 | ||
| JCC | Setram Bara | 2,495 | 1.63 | ||
| Independent | Shanti Prakash | 1,938 | 1.26 | ||
| AAP | Ashok Tirkey | 1680 | 1.10 | ||
| Independent | Munna Toppo | 1,629 | 1.06 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 5,189 | 3.39 | ||
| Majority | 36,137 | 23.58 | |||
| Turnout | 1,53,223 | 81.30 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ^ a b "State Election, 2023 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order – 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "New Maps of Assembly Constituency". ceochhattisgarh.nic.in. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Chhattisgarh 2013". myneta.info. National Election Watch. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ mint (3 December 2023). "Chhattisgarh Election Result 2023: Full list of winners from BJP and Congress". Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "State Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 September 2021.