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Mahasamund Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Mahasamund? — Yogeshwar Raju Sinha (BJP), who won the Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023 by 16,152 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2023

Yogeshwar Raju Sinha

BJP
Margin: 16,152Comfortable win

Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023 — results

Winner

Yogeshwar Raju Sinha

BJPComfortable win

votes

84,594

Margin

16,152(9.8%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Yogeshwar Raju Sinha · BJPDr. Rashmi Chandrakar · INC
84,59468,442
Candidate (21)votes
  1. 1Yogeshwar Raju Sinha✓ WinnerBJP84,59451.41%
  2. 2Dr. Rashmi ChandrakarINC68,44241.6%
  3. 3Ashwant Tusshar SahuJanta Congress Chhattisgarh (j)Deposit lost1,7351.05%
  4. 4Gangu Ram ThakurINDDeposit lost1,1750.71%
  5. 5Deji Rani NetamGondvana Gantantra PartyDeposit lost1,0570.64%
  6. 6Ganesh Ram DhruwINDDeposit lost1,0550.64%
See all candidates (+15)
  1. 7Sanjay YadavAAPDeposit lost9000.55%
  2. 8Chandraprakash Dhidhi (Munna)Sarv Adi DalDeposit lost8660.53%
  3. 9Jageshwar (Jugnu) ChandrakarINDDeposit lost7780.47%
  4. 10Jai KosariyaINDDeposit lost7670.47%
  5. 11Kiran Pawan GhritlahareINDDeposit lost6120.37%
  6. 12Yogesh Kumar ThakurINDDeposit lost4690.29%
  7. 13NOTA3910.24%
  8. 14Brij Lal ThakurINDDeposit lost3430.21%
  9. 15Ashok KashyapChhattisgarhi Samaj PartyDeposit lost2980.18%
  10. 16Pankaj SahuSwabhiman PartyDeposit lost2970.18%
  11. 17Ranjit ChandrakarBhartiya Shakti Chetna PartyDeposit lost2170.13%
  12. 18Ram Sharan TandonPichhara Samaj Party UnitedDeposit lost1970.12%
  13. 19Bhuneshawari SatnamiJanata CongressDeposit lost1260.08%
  14. 20Harmendra Kumar JangdeINDDeposit lost1190.07%
  15. 21Chanchal VaniRashtriya Jansabha PartyDeposit lost1040.06%
Total votes1,64,542

Deposit lost: 18 of 20 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2023

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
2,08,801

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,64,780

incl. 1,339 postal

Turnout
78.92%
Polling stations
246

Turnout of men and women

Women77.7%

82,913 of 1,06,684 voted on EVMs

Men78.9%

80,526 of 1,02,108 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 9; 2 voted.

  • Candidates20 (5 women)
  • Lost deposit18
  • NOTA391
  • Valid votes1,64,151

Women candidates: Dr. Rashmi Chandrakar, Deji Rani Netam, Kiran Pawan Ghritlahare, Bhuneshawari Satnami, Chanchal Vani

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Mahasamund?

Yogeshwar Raju Sinha (BJP) won Mahasamund in the Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023 with 84,594 votes.

What was the winning margin in Mahasamund?

Yogeshwar Raju Sinha defeated Dr. Rashmi Chandrakar (INC) by 16,152 votes.

What was the turnout in Mahasamund in 2023?

78.92% — 1,64,780 of 2,08,801 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 77.7%, men's 78.9%.

How many voters does Mahasamund have?

2,08,801 electors at the 2023 election — 1,02,108 men, 1,06,684 women, 9 third gender (service voters included), and 246 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Mahasamund?

The last general election was completed in December 2023. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2028; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer