Vaishali Nagar Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2023
Rikesh Sen
Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023 — results
Winner
Rikesh Sen
votes
98,272
Margin
40,074(24.2%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Rikesh Sen✓ WinnerBJP98,27259.45%
- 2Mukesh ChandrakarINC58,19835.21%
- 3Yogesh SahuJohar Chhattisgarh PartyDeposit lost2,0201.22%
- 4Dinesh KumarBSPDeposit lost1,6701.01%
- 5Sangeeta Ketan ShahINDDeposit lost1,2250.74%
- 6NOTA8920.54%
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- 7Azhar AliRepublican Party Of IndiaDeposit lost8370.51%
- 8Dr. Diwakar BhartiJanta Congress Chhattisgarh (j)Deposit lost5360.32%
- 9Engineer Jay Prakash YadawINDDeposit lost3380.2%
- 10Jeevan BanjareINDDeposit lost2460.15%
- 11Subedar Singh YadavSPDeposit lost2250.14%
- 12Anju SoniNyaydharmsabhaDeposit lost1850.11%
- 13Nitesh Kumar GendreINDDeposit lost1690.1%
- 14Harendra Prasad Shah, AdvocateBhartiya Shakti Chetna PartyDeposit lost1390.08%
- 15Shankar Lal SahuChhattisgarh Swabhiman ManchDeposit lost1370.08%
- 16Pandit G.Ashok KumarINDDeposit lost1080.07%
- 17Jai Prakash PrasadIndia Praja Bandhu PartyDeposit lost970.06%
Deposit lost: 14 of 16 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
- 2,51,284
- Votes cast
- 1,66,025
- Turnout
- 66.07%
- Polling stations
- 245
incl. service voters
incl. 1,135 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women65.1%
81,633 of 1,25,304 voted on EVMs
Men66.1%
83,252 of 1,25,970 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 10; 5 voted.
- Candidates16 (2 women)
- Lost deposit14
- NOTA892
- Valid votes1,64,402
Women candidates: Sangeeta Ketan Shah, Anju Soni
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Vaishali Nagar?
Rikesh Sen (BJP) won Vaishali Nagar in the Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023 with 98,272 votes.
What was the winning margin in Vaishali Nagar?
Rikesh Sen defeated Mukesh Chandrakar (INC) by 40,074 votes.
What was the turnout in Vaishali Nagar in 2023?
66.07% — 1,66,025 of 2,51,284 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 65.1%, men's 66.1%.
How many voters does Vaishali Nagar have?
2,51,284 electors at the 2023 election — 1,25,970 men, 1,25,304 women, 10 third gender (service voters included), and 245 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Vaishali Nagar?
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.
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