Elections in Chhattisgarh

Location of Chhattisgarh within India

Elections in Chhattisgarh have been conducted since the formation of the state in 2000, to elect the members of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly and the members of the Lok Sabha. There are 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies and 11 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state.[1]

Major Political Parties in Chhattisgarh

The BJP and INC have been the most dominant parties in the state since its formation. Other political parties are BSP & JCC.

Lok Sabha elections

Until the year 2000, Chhattisgarh was a part of undivided Madhya Pradesh state.

Total Seats- 11

Election Year Lok Sabha 1st Party 2nd Party Prime Minister PM's Party
2004 14th BJP 10 INC 1 Manmohan Singh INC
2009 15th BJP 10 INC 1
2014 16th BJP 10 INC 1 Narendra Modi BJP
2019 17th BJP 9 INC 2
2024 18th BJP 10 INC 1

Legislative Assembly elections

Total Seats- 90

Election Year Assembly 1st Party 2nd Party 3rd Party Others Chief Minister CM's Party
1998* 1st INC 48 BJP 38 4 Ajit Jogi INC
2003 2nd BJP 50 INC 37 BSP 2 NCP 1 Raman Singh BJP
2008 3rd BJP 50 INC 38 BSP 2
2013 4th BJP 49 INC 39 BSP 1 IND 1
2018 5th INC 68 BJP 15 JCC 5 BSP 2 Bhupesh Baghel INC
2023 6th BJP 54 INC 35 GGP 1 Vishnudeo Sai BJP
  • The First assembly of Chhattisgarh was constituted on the basis of the Madhya Pradesh state legislative assembly elections held in 1998.

References

  1. ↑ "Elections in Chhattisgarh". elections.in. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
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