Bhatapara 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 = Bhatapara
| mla = Inder Kumar Sao
| party = Indian National Congress
| state = Chhattisgarh
| district = Baloda Bazar
| loksabha_cons = Raipur
| established = 2003
| reservation = None
| electors = {{formatnum:252829}}{{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}}
| type = SLA
| latest_election_year = 2023
| constituency_no = 46
}}
Bhatapara 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 Bhatapara tehsil and parts of Simga tehsil, in Baloda Bazar 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"
!Year !Member ! colspan="2" |Party |
| colspan=4|Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
|---|
| rowspan="2" |1952 (Bhatapara-Sitapur constituency) |Chakrapani Shukla |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} |
| Bajirao Bihari |
| 1957
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=5}} |
| 1962
| rowspan="3" |Shivlal Mehta |
| 1967 |
| 1972 |
| 1977
| rowspan="2" |Jagdish Prasad Aggarwal |
| 1980
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}} |
| 1985
|Kalawati Shivlal Mehta |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}} |
| 1990
|Shyamachanran Shukla |
| 1993
|Radheshyam Sharma |
| 1998
|Shivratan Sharma |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |
| colspan=4|Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly |
| 2003
| rowspan="2" |Chaitram Sahu |{{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}}
| rowspan=2 |Shiv Ratan Sharma |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}} |
| 2018 |
| 2023
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Election results
= 2023 =
{{Election box begin | title=Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Election, 2023: Bhatapara
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = Inder Kumar Sao
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 94,066
|percentage = 49.01
|change = +19.93
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Shivratan Sharma|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=82,750|percentage=43.11|change=+7.30}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Khemdas Tandan|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|votes=2,411|percentage=1.26|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Jitendra Banjare|party=Janta Congress Chhattisgarh|votes=2,280|percentage=1.19|change=-24.74}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Rakesh Kumar|party=Independent politician|votes=2,239|percentage=1.17|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=None of the Above|party=None of the above|votes=657|percentage=0.34|change=-0.18}}
{{Election box majority||votes=11,316|percentage=5.90|change=-0.83}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=191,936|percentage=75.92|change=-0.74}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2018 =
{{Election box begin | title=Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Election, 2018: Bhatapara{{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 = Shivratan Sharma
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 63,399
|percentage = 35.81
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Sunil Maheshwari
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 51,490
|percentage = 29.08
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Chaitram Sahu
|party = Janta Congress Chhattisgarh
|votes = 45,907
|percentage = 25.93
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Murari Mishra
|party = Nationalist Congress Party
|votes = 2,269
|percentage = 1.28
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Mohan Gaikwad
|party = Independent politician
|votes = 1,963
|percentage = 1.11
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Narayan Sahu
|party = Independent politician
|votes = 1,701
|percentage = 0.96
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = None of the Above
|party = None of the above
|votes = 915
|percentage = 0.52
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 11,909
|percentage = 6.73
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 177,051
|percentage = 76.66
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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{{Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh}}
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Category:Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh
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