Takhatpur 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 = Takhatpur
| mla = Dharmjeet Singh Thakur
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| state = Chhattisgarh
| district = Bilaspur
| loksabha_cons = Bilaspur
| established = 2003
| reservation = None
| electors = {{formatnum:243812}}{{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
| preceded_by = Rashmi Ashish Singh
| constituency_no = 28
}}
Takhatpur 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 Takhatpur tehsil in Bilaspur 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}} As of 2023, its representative is Dharmjeet Singh Thakur of the Bharatiya Janata Party.{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/takhatpur-assembly-election-results-2023-live-2470845-2023-12-03 |title=Takhatpur Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: BJP's Dharmjeet Singh with 90978 defeats INC's Rashmi Ashish Singh |date= |author= |access-date= 30 December 2023}}{{update after|2029|2}}
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Election !Name !colspan=2|Party |
| colspan=4|Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
|---|
| 1962
|Murlidhar Mishra |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1967
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}} |
| 1972
|Rohani Kumar |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1977
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} |
| 1980
|Taherbhai |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}} |
| 1985
|rowspan=3 |Manharan Lal Pandey |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=4}} |
| 1990 |
| 1993 |
| 1998
|Jagjeet Singh Makkad |
| colspan=4|Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly |
| 2003
|Balram Singh |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 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}}
| rowspan=2|Raju Singh Kshatri |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}} |
| 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}} |
| 2018
|Rashmi Ashish Singh |{{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: Takhatpur
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = Dharmjeet Singh Thakur
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 90,978
|percentage = 50.58
|change = +22.53
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Rashmi Ashish Singh
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 76,086
|percentage = 42.30
|change = +9.95
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Sanjeev Khandey
|party = Independent politician
|votes = 3,502
|percentage = 1.95
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Mohan Mishra
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 1,938
|percentage = 1.08
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = None of the Above
|party = None of the above
|votes = 1395
|percentage = 0.78
|change = +0.22
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 14,892
|percentage = 8.28
|change = +6.44
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 179885
|percentage = 73.78
|change = +0.58
}}
{{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: Takhatpur{{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 = Rashmi Ashish Singh
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 52,616
|percentage = 32.35
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Santosh Kaushik
|party = Janta Congress Chhattisgarh
|votes = 49,625
|percentage = 30.51
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Harshita Pandey
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 45,622
|percentage = 28.05
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Balram Sahu
|party = Independent politician
|votes = 1861
|percentage = 1.14
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = None of the Above
|party = None of the above
|votes = 916
|percentage = 0.56
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,991
|percentage = 1.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 162,638
|percentage = 73.20
|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:Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh
Category:Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh
Category:Politics of Chhattisgarh