Dongargaon Assembly constituency
{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh State, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Dongargaon
| mla = Daleshwar Sahu
| party = Indian National Congress
| latest_election_year = 2023
| preceded_by = Kheduram Sahu
| state = Chhattisgarh
| district = Rajnandgaon
| loksabha_cons = Rajnandgaon
| established = 1951
| reservation = None
| electors = {{formatnum:203009}}{{cite web |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/mp-legislative-election-2023-statistical-report |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2023 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=26 January 2023 |url-access=limited}}{{update after|2029|1}}
| type = SLA
| constituency_no = 76
}}
Dongargaon is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3931-delimitation-of-parliamentary-assembly-constituencies-order-2008/ |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008 |website=Election Commission of India |date=26 November 2008 |accessdate= 12 February 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://ceochhattisgarh.nic.in/en/new-maps-assembly-constituency |title=New Maps of Assembly Constituency |website=ceochhattisgarh.nic.in| access-date=1 September 2021}} It is in Rajnandgaon district and is a segment of Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha seat. The seat used to be part of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly when Chhattisgarh was part of MP.
Members of Legislative Assembly
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
!Member !colspan="2"|Party |
|---|
| colspan=4|Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| 1952
| rowspan="2" |Dhannalal Jain | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}} |
| 1957 |
| 1962
|Ganeshmal Bhandari |
| 1967
|Madan Tiwari |{{Full party name with color|Samyukta Socialist Party}} |
| 1972
|S. Jairam Ayyar |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1977
|Vidya Bhushan Thakur |{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} |
| 1980
| rowspan="2" |Hiraram Verma |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)}} |
| 1985
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}} |
| 1990
| rowspan="3" |Gita Devi Singh |
| 1993 |
| 1998 |
| colspan=4|Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly |
| 2003
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}} |
| 2004^ |
| 2008
|Kheduram Sahu |
| 2013
| rowspan="3" |Daleshwar Sahu |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}} |
| 2018 |
| 2023 |
^by-election
Election results
= 2023 =
{{Election box begin | title=2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election: Dongargaon}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = Daleshwar Sahu
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 81,479
|percentage = 47.49
|change = -4.88
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Bharat Lal Varma
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 78,690
|percentage = 45.86
|change = +5.31
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Chhattar Ram Chandrawanshi
|party = Hamar Raj Party
|votes = 5,178
|percentage = 3.02
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = None of the Above
|party = None of the above
|votes = 2,258
|percentage = 1.32
|change = -0.08
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 2,789
|percentage = 1.63
|change = -10.19
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 171,570
|percentage = 84.51
|change = -0.92
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2018 =
{{Election box begin | title=2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election: Dongargaon{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/9643-statistical-data-of-general-election-to-chhatisgarh-assembly/ |title=State Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh |website=Election Commission of India |date= |accessdate= 1 September 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/chhattisgarh/assembly-constituencies/2018-election-results.html|website=elections.in|title=Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Results in 2018|accessdate=2020-06-26}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = Daleshwar Sahu
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 84,581
|percentage = 52.37
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Madhusudan Yadav
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 65,498
|percentage = 40.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Vani Vilash Patel
|party = Independent politician
|votes = 1,863
|percentage = 1.15
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Rekchand Mandle
|party = Independent politician
|votes = 1,782
|percentage = 1.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Ashok Verma
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 1,482
|percentage = 0.92
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Chandramani Verma
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|votes = 1,474
|percentage = 0.91
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = None of the Above
|party = None of the above
|votes = 2,257
|percentage = 1.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 19,083
|percentage = 11.82
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 160,841
|percentage = 85.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2004 Bypoll =
- Dr. Raman Singh (BJP) : 42,115 votes{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/chhattisgarh/assembly-constituencies/2003-election-results.html|website=elections.in|title=Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Results in 2003|accessdate=2020-06-26}}
- Geeta Devi Singh (INC) : 32,004
=2003=
- Pradeep Gandhi (BJP) : 42,784 votes{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/chhattisgarh/assembly-constituencies/2003-election-results.html|website=elections.in|title=Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Results in 2003|accessdate=2020-06-26}}
- Geeta Devi Singh (INC) : 36,649
=1998=
- Smt. Gita Devi Singh (INC) : 25,125 votes{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/madhya-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/1998-election-results.html|website=elections.in|title=Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1998|accessdate=2020-06-26}}
- Ashok Sharma (BJP) : 24,247
=1980=
- Hiraram Verma (INC-I) : 11,487 votes{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/madhya-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/1980-election-results.html|website=elections.in|title=Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1980|accessdate=2020-06-26}}
- Vidyabhushan Thakur (JNP-SR) : 8,833
See also
References
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{{Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh}}
Category:Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh
Category:Politics of Chhattisgarh
Category:Constituencies established in 1951
Category:1951 establishments in India
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