Jashpur 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 = Jashpur

| state = Chhattisgarh

| type = SLA

| latest_election_year = 2023

| preceded_by = Vinay Kumar Bhagat

| constituency_no = 12

| district = Jashpur

| loksabha_cons = Raigarh

| established = 1951

| reservation = ST

| mla = Raymuni Bhagat

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| electors = {{formatnum:237786}}{{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 2024 |url-access=limited}}{{update after|2029|1}}

}}

Jashpur 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 is part of Jashpur district and is reserved for candidates of the Scheduled Tribes. As of 2024, its representative is Raymuni Bhagat of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

{{update after|2029|1}}Members of the Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Member

!colspan="2" |Party

colspan=4|Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1952

|Johan

|{{Full party name with color|Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party}}

1957

|Vijay Bhushan Singh Deo

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

1962

|Shakuntala Devi

|style="background-color: {{party color|Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad}}" |

|Ram Rajya Parishad

1967

|Johan

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}

1972

|Luis Bega

1977

|Sukh Ram

|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}

1980

|Luis Bega

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)}}

1985

| rowspan="3" |Ganesh Ram Bhagat

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=4}}

1990
1993
1998

|Vikram Bhagat

colspan=4|Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
2003

|Raj Sharan Bhagat

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}

2008

|Jageswar Ram Bhagat

2013

|Raj Sharan Bhagat

2018

|Vinay Kumar Bhagat

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

2023

|Raymuni Bhagat

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

Election results

= 2023 =

{{Election box begin | title=Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Election, 2023: Jashpur}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|candidate = Raymuni Bhagat

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|votes = 89,103

|percentage = 49.21

|change = +11.68

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Vinay Kumar Bhagat|party=Indian National Congress|votes=71,458|percentage=39.47|change=-2.77}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Pradeep Xess|party=Independent|votes=7,571|percentage=4.18|change=New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Prakash Toppo|party=Aam Aadmi Party|votes=2,755|percentage=1.57|change=+0.23}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=None of the Above|party=None of the above|votes=3,324|percentage=1.84|change=-2.53}}

{{Election box majority||votes=17,645|percentage=9.74|change=+5.03}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=181,056|percentage=76.14|change=-0.57}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

|loser = Indian National Congress

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

= 2018 =

{{Election box begin | title=2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election: Jashpur{{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 = Vinay Kumar Bhagat

|party = Indian National Congress

|votes = 71,963

|percentage = 42.24

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = Govind Ram Bhagat

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|votes = 63,937

|percentage = 37.53

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = Pradeep Singh

|party = Independent politician

|votes = 10,646

|percentage = 6.25

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = Nand Ram Bharadwaj

|party = Independent politician

|votes = 4,784

|percentage = 2.81

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = Kripa Shankar Bhagat

|party = Samajwadi Party

|votes = 2,551

|percentage = 1.50

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = Vishnu Ram

|party = Independent politician

|votes = 2,394

|percentage = 1.41

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = Rohit Lakra

|party = Aam Aadmi Party

|votes = 2,281

|percentage = 1.34

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = Gaganmati Bhagat

|party = Bahujan Samaj Party

|votes = 2,081

|percentage = 1.22

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = Emmanuel Kerketta

|party = Republican Party of India (Athawale)

|votes = 1,886

|percentage = 1.11

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = None of the Above

|party = None of the above

|votes = 4,317

|percentage = 2.53

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 8,026

|percentage = 4.71

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 1,70,378

|percentage = 76.71

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Indian National Congress

|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

See also

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