Rajim Assembly constituency
{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh State, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Rajim
| mla = Rohit Sahu
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| latest_election_year = 2023
| preceded_by = Amitesh Shukla
| state = Chhattisgarh
| district = Gariaband
| loksabha_cons = Mahasamund
| established = 1961
| reservation = None
| electors = {{formatnum:228453}}{{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
| constituency_no = 54
}}
Rajim 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 Gariaband district and is a segment of Mahasamund Lok Sabha constituency.[http://www.elections.in/chhattisgarh/assembly-constituencies/rajim.html Elections in]{{cite web|title= Assembly Elections December 2013 Results|work= ECI|publisher= Election Commission of India|url= http://eciresults.ap.nic.in|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20131215221429/http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/|archivedate= 15 December 2013|url-status= live|access-date= 7 February 2022}}
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Winner !colspan=2 |Party |
| colspan=4|Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
|---|
| colspan="4" |Prior to 1961: Constituency did not exist |
| 1962
| rowspan="3" |Shyama Charan Shukla |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}} |
| 1967 |
| 1972 |
| 1977
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} |
| 1980
|Jiwanlal Sahu |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)}} |
| 1985
|Punit Ram Sahu |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |
| 1990
|rowspan=3|Shyama Charan Shukla |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}} |
| 1993 |
| 1998 |
| 1999^ |
| colspan=4|Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly |
| 2003
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |
| 2008
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 2013
|Santosh Upadhyay |{{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}} |
^by-election
Election results
=2023=
{{Election box begin | title= 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election: Rajim{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bjp-has-released-first-list-of-21-candidates-for-chhattisgarh-assembly-elections-/articleshow/102802832.cms?from=mdr|title=BJP releases first list of 21 candidates for Chhattisgarh|work=The Times of India|accessdate=17 August 2023}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = Rohit Sahu
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 96,423
|percentage = 50.16
|change = +26.86
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Amitesh Shukla|party=Indian National Congress|votes=84,512|percentage=43.96|change=-12.46}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Santu Dhruw|party=Independent politician|votes=3,240|percentage=1.69|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=None of the Above|party=None of the above|votes=2,506|percentage=1.30|change=-1.46}}
{{Election box majority|votes=11,911|percentage=6.20|change=-26.92}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=192,226|percentage=84.14|change=+1.32}}
{{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: Rajim{{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}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = Amitesh Shukla
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 99,041
|percentage = 56.42
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Santosh Upadhyay
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 40,909
|percentage = 23.30
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Rohit Sahu
|party = Janta Congress Chhattisgarh
|votes = 23,776
|percentage = 13.54
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = None of the Above
|party = None of the above
|votes = 4,844
|percentage = 2.76
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 58,132
|percentage = 33.12
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 175,553
|percentage = 82.82
|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}}
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Category:Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh
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