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| Sr.No | CANDIDATES | PARTY | VOTES* | VOTE% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMBIKA MARKAM Winner | INC | 84891 | 49.81 |
| 2 | SHRAWAN MARKAM Runner-Up | BJP | 71725 | 42.08 |
| 3 | NA | 4492 | 2.64 | |
| 4 | NA | 3574 | 2.10 | |
| 5 | IND | 1821 | 1.07 | |
| 6 | NA | 1623 | 0.95 | |
| 7 | NA | 1579 | 0.93 | |
| 8 | NA | 740 | 0.43 |
ECI Results compiled by HowIndiaLives
Vishnu Deo Sai's name was announced as the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh on Sunday afternoon after a key meeting of the BJP's newly-elected 54 MLAs in the state was held in Raipur
He is the fourth chief minister of Chhattisgarh state, which was created in the year 2000
Vishnu Deo Sai, a prominent tribal face of the saffron outfit in the state, was on Sunday elected as the legislature party leader at a meeting attended by all the 54 newly-elected BJP MLAs
In the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections 2023, Sai won the polls from the Kunkuri Assembly seat in Jashpur district
Raman Singh likely to be Speaker; state may get two deputy CMs
Outgoing Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday congratulated Vishnu Deo Sai on being elected as the leader of the BJP's legislative party in the state.
Sai (59), a prominent tribal leader, was earlier in the day picked as the leader of the BJP's legislative party in Chhattisgarh
Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah had urged voters to elect Sai, promising to make the latter a 'big man' if the party comes back to power in the state
The BJP's legislative party meeting, with all 54 MLAs in attendance, is underway at Kushabhau Thakre Parisar
Speculations are doing rounds on who will get to don the mantle of the chief minister in view of the BJP contesting the recent polls without declaring any CM face
