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Assembly constituency 59· General seat

Sanjari Balod Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Sanjari Balod? — Sangeeta Sinha (INC), who won the Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023 by 17,046 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2023

Sangeeta Sinha

INC
Margin: 17,046Comfortable win

Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023 — results

Winner

Sangeeta Sinha

INCComfortable win

votes

84,649

Margin

17,046(8.9%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Sangeeta Sinha · INCRakesh Kumar Yadav · BJP
84,64967,603
Candidate (15)votes
  1. 1Sangeeta Sinha✓ WinnerINC84,64944.2%
  2. 2Rakesh Kumar YadavBJP67,60335.3%
  3. 3Meena Satyendra SahuINDDeposit lost27,16914.19%
  4. 4Vinod Kumar NagwanshiHamar Raj PartyDeposit lost2,7771.45%
  5. 5Chovendra Kumar SahuAAPDeposit lost1,6870.88%
  6. 6NOTA1,3750.72%
See all candidates (+9)
  1. 7Ravindra Kumar MauryaINDDeposit lost1,3330.7%
  2. 8Shabnam Rani GourINDDeposit lost1,2870.67%
  3. 9Bhagwati SahuINDDeposit lost7670.4%
  4. 10Kamalkant SahuINDDeposit lost7620.4%
  5. 11Chandrabhan SahuJohar Chhattisgarh PartyDeposit lost7420.39%
  6. 12Gaukaran GangberAzad Janata PartyDeposit lost7380.39%
  7. 13Dhananjay DilliwarINDDeposit lost2670.14%
  8. 14Puneshwar Kumar DewanganGondvana Gantantra PartyDeposit lost1800.09%
  9. 15Manoj Kumar SahuLok Jan Shakti PartyDeposit lost1690.09%
Total votes1,91,505

Deposit lost: 12 of 14 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
2,25,116

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,91,668

incl. 1,594 postal

Turnout
85.14%
Polling stations
258

Turnout of men and women

Women84.6%

96,819 of 1,14,392 voted on EVMs

Men84.2%

93,255 of 1,10,724 voted on EVMs

  • Candidates14 (4 women)
  • Lost deposit12
  • NOTA1,375
  • Valid votes1,90,130

Women candidates: Sangeeta Sinha, Meena Satyendra Sahu, Shabnam Rani Gour, Bhagwati Sahu — a woman won this seat.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Sanjari Balod?

Sangeeta Sinha (INC) won Sanjari Balod in the Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023 with 84,649 votes.

What was the winning margin in Sanjari Balod?

Sangeeta Sinha defeated Rakesh Kumar Yadav (BJP) by 17,046 votes.

What was the turnout in Sanjari Balod in 2023?

85.14% — 1,91,668 of 2,25,116 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 84.6%, men's 84.2%.

How many voters does Sanjari Balod have?

2,25,116 electors at the 2023 election — 1,10,724 men, 1,14,392 women (service voters included), and 258 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Sanjari Balod?

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