Bemetara Assembly constituency
{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh State, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Bemetara
| state = Chhattisgarh
| district = Bemetara
| loksabha_cons = Durg
| established = 2003
| reservation = None
| type = SLA
| constituency_no = 69
| mla = Dipesh Sahu
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| latest_election_year = 2023
| preceded_by = Ashish Kumar Chhabra
| electors = {{formatnum:247204}}{{cite web |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/chhattisgarh-legislative-election-2023-statistical-report |title=State Election, 2023 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh |website=Election Commission of India |date= |accessdate=25 January 2023 |url-access=limited}}{{update after|2029|1}}
}}
Bemetara is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.{{cite web |url=https://ceochhattisgarh.nic.in/en/new-maps-assembly-constituency |title=New Maps of Assembly Constituency |website=ceochhattisgarh.nic.in |accessdate= 3 February 2021}}
It comprises Berla tehsil and parts of Bemetara tehsil and Dhamdha tehsil, all in Bemetara district.{{cite web |url=https://upload.indiacode.nic.in/showfile?actid=AC_CEN_3_20_00030_200233_1517807324510&type=order&filename=Delimitation%20Order,2008.pdf |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 |date=26 November 2008 |access-date= 24 June 2021}}
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Election !Name ! colspan="2" |Party |
| colspan=4|Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
|---|
| rowspan="2" |1952
|V. Y. Tamaskar |{{Full party name with color|Independent politician}} |
| Jagtarandas
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}} |
| rowspan="2" |1957
|Sheolal |
| rowspan="2" |Laxman Prasad |
| 1962 |
| 1967
|G. R. Tamaskar |{{Full party name with color|Independent politician}} |
| 1972
| rowspan="2" |Laxman Prasad Vaidya |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} |
| 1977 |
| 1980
| rowspan="2" | Ravendra Singh |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}} |
| 1985
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1990
|Mahesh Tiwari |{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal}} |
| 1993
|Chetan Singh Verma |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1998
|Mahesh Tiwari |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |
| colspan=4|Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly |
| 2003
|Chetan Singh Verma |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} |
| 2008{{cite web |title=State Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3883-chhattisgarh-2008/ |accessdate=31 December 2021 |publisher=Election Commission of India}} |
| 2013{{cite web |title=State Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3884-chhattisgarh-2013/ |accessdate=31 December 2021 |publisher=Election Commission of India}}
|Awadhesh Singh Chandel |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |
| 2018
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 2023
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |
Election results
= 2023 =
{{Election box begin | title= 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election: Bemetara}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = Dipesh Sahu
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 97,731
|percentage = 49.60
|change = +20.79
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Ashish Kumar Chhabra
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 88,597
|percentage = 44.97
|change = +1.62
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Rohit Sinha
|party = Independent politician
|votes = 2,880
|percentage = 1.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Jitendra Navrange
|party = Independent politician
|votes = 2,165
|percentage = 1.10
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = None of the Above
|party = None of the above
|votes = 498
|percentage = 0.25
|change = -1.94
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 9,134
|percentage = 4.63
|change = -9.91
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 197,031
|percentage = 79.70
|change = +1.23
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2018 =
{{Election box begin | title=Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Election, 2018: Bemetara{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/9643-statistical-data-of-general-election-to-chhatisgarh-assembly/ |title=Statistical data of General Election to Chhatisgarh Assembly - 2018 |website=Election Commission of India |accessdate= 3 February 2021}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = Ashish Kumar Chhabra
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 74,914
|percentage = 43.35
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Awadhesh Singh Chandel
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 49,783
|percentage = 28.81
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Yogesh Tiwari
|party = Janta Congress Chhattisgarh
|votes = 28,332
|percentage = 16.40
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Sanjeev Agrawal
|party = Independent politician
|votes = 4,374
|percentage = 2.53
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Sohan Lal Nishad
|party = Independent politician
|votes = 4,275
|percentage = 2.47
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Churaman Singh Sahu
|party = None of the above
|votes = 1,713
|percentage = 0.99
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = None of the Above
|party = None of the above
|votes = 3,789
|percentage = 2.19
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 25,131
|percentage = 14.54
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 172,807
|percentage = 78.47
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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{{Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh}}
Category:Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh
Category:Politics of Chhattisgarh
Category:Constituencies established in 2003
Category:2003 establishments in Chhattisgarh
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