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The Lok Sabha elections in Chhattisgarh were held in three phases on April 19, April 26, and May 7, setting the stage for a fierce political battle between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress.
BJP was able to have a repeat of its 2014 Lok Sabha election performance, winning 10 out of 11 of the Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha seats. While Congress was only able to secure the Korba constituency seat.
Chhattisgarh has 11 Lok Sabha constituencies: Bastar, Kanker (ST), Rajnandgaon, Mahasamund, Surguja (ST), Raigarh (ST), Janjgir-Champa (SC), Raipur, Durg, Korba, and Bilaspur.
What did exit polls predict for Chhattisgarh Election Results 2024?
Exit polls predicted the BJP to maintain its historical stronghold in the state, with a potential near-sweep of the available seats. Conversely, the Congress party is bracing for a challenging outcome, with forecasts indicating the likelihood of securing only a single seat in the state.
Top contenders and key seats in Chhattisgarh
There are two high-profile seats in Chhattisgarh: Raipur and Rajnandgaon.
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The Raipur seat saw a contest between BJP’s incumbent minister Brijmohan Agrawal and Congress’ Vikas Upadhyay, a former MLA. Brijmohan Agrawal secured the seat with a significant vote margin of 575,285.
Congress MLA and former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel lost BJP’s Santosh Pandey in Rajnandgaon with a vote margin of 44,411.
Congress’ candidate Jyotsna Mahant secured the Korba seat for the Congress party with a vote margin of 43,283 against BJP's Saroj Pandey.
Other key candidates included BJP’s Roop Kumari Choudhary, Congress’ Tamradhwaj Sahu, and Basant Sinha from the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) competing for the Mahasamund constituency. Roop Kumari Choudhary won from the Mahasamund constituency with a vote margin of 145,456.
What were the past Lok Sabha election results?
In 2014, the BJP won 10 out of 11 Lok Sabha seats, a near-clean sweep, while Congress managed to secure only one seat.
In the following elections, in 2019, Congress improved its performance by securing two seats, while the rest went to BJP.
