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Marwahi Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 23°01′N 82°03′E / 23.01°N 82.05°E / 23.01; 82.05
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Marwahi
Constituency No. 24 for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionCentral India
StateChhattisgarh
DistrictGaurela-Pendra-Marwahi
LS constituencyKorba
Established2003
Total electors197,952[1]
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2023

Marwahi is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.[2][3] It is in Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It is a segment of Korba Lok Sabha constituency.[4][5][6]

Members of Legislative Assembly

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Year Candidate Party
2003 Ajit Jogi Indian National Congress
2008
2013 Amit Jogi
2018[7] Ajit Jogi Janta Congress Chhattisgarh
2020^ Dr. Krishna Kumar Dhruw Indian National Congress
2023 Pranav Kumar Marpachi Bharatiya Janata Party
  • ^ denotes by-election.

Election results

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2023

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2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election: Marwahi[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Pranav Kumar Marpachi 51,960 33.35 Increase2.90
JCC Gulab Raj 39,882 25.60 New
INC Dr. Krishna Kumar Dhruw 39,221 25.17 Decrease30.92
GGP Ritu Pandram 10,188 6.54 Increase1.26
NOTA None of the Above 4,088 2.62 Decrease0.4
Majority 12,078 7.75 Decrease23.4
Turnout 1,55,795
BJP gain from INC Swing

2020 by-election

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A by-election was needed due to the death of the sitting MLA Ajit Jogi.[9]

2020 by-election: Marwahi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Dr. Krishna Kumar Dhruw 83,561 56.09 Increase42.66
BJP Dr. Gambheer Singh 45,364 30.45 Increase11.96
GGP Ritu Pandram 7,864 5.28 Decrease1.41
NOTA None of the Above 3,787 2.54 Decrease0.48
Majority 38,197 25.64 Decrease5.51
Turnout 1,48,966
INC gain from JCC Swing

2018

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Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Election, 2018: Marwahi[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JCC Ajit Jogi 74,041 49.64
BJP Archana Porte 27,579 18.49
INC Gulab Raj 20,040 13.43
GGP Ritu Pandram 9,978 6.69
NOTA None of the Above 4,501 3.02
Majority 46,462 31.15
Turnout 1,49,170 81.06
JCC gain from INC Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "State Election, 2023 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order – 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  3. ^ "New Maps of Assembly Constituency". ceochhattisgarh.nic.in. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  4. ^ Elections in
  5. ^ Marwahi seat is a Congress stronghold
  6. ^ "Assembly Elections December 2013 Results". ECI. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013.
  7. ^ a b "State Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  8. ^ "BJP releases first list of 21 candidates for Chhattisgarh". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Chhattisgarh's First Chief Minister Ajit Jogi Dies at 74". 29 May 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.

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