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Rajim Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 20°58′N 81°53′E / 20.97°N 81.89°E / 20.97; 81.89
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Rajim
Constituency No. 54 for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionCentral India
StateChhattisgarh
DistrictGariaband
LS constituencyMahasamund
Established1961
Total electors228,453[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Rohit Sahu
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2023
Preceded byAmitesh Shukla

Rajim is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.[2][3] It is in Gariaband district and is a segment of Mahasamund Lok Sabha constituency.[4][5]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Madhya Pradesh Assembly

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Year Winner Party
Prior to 1961: Constituency did not exist
1962 Shyama Charan Shukla Indian National Congress
1967
1972
1977 Pawan Diwan Janata Party
1980 Jiwanlal Sahu Indian National Congress
1985 Punit Ram Sahu Bharatiya Janata Party
1990 Shyama Charan Shukla Indian National Congress
1993
1998
1999^ Amitesh Shukla

Chhattisgarh Assembly

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Year Member Party
2003 Chandu Lal Sahu Bharatiya Janata Party
2008 Amitesh Shukla Indian National Congress
2013 Santosh Upadhyay Bharatiya Janata Party
2018 Amitesh Shukla Indian National Congress
2023 Rohit Sahu Bharatiya Janata Party

^ elected in bypolls

Election results

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2023

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2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election: Rajim[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Rohit Sahu 96,423 50.16 +26.86
INC Amitesh Shukla 84,512 43.96 −12.46
Independent Santu Dhruw 3,240 1.69
NOTA None of the Above 2,506 1.30 −1.46
Majority 11,911 6.20 −26.92
Turnout 192,226 84.14 +1.32
BJP gain from INC Swing

2018

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Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Election, 2018: Rajim[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Amitesh Shukla 99,041 56.42
BJP Santosh Upadhyay 40,909 23.30
JCC Rohit Sahu 23,776 13.54
NOTA None of the Above 4,844 2.76
Majority 58,132 33.12
Turnout 175,553 82.82
INC gain from BJP 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. ^ "Assembly Elections December 2013 Results". ECI. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  6. ^ "BJP releases first list of 21 candidates for Chhattisgarh". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  7. ^ "State Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

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