2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election Chhattisgarh Legislative Polls, 2023
2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election Opinion polls Turnout 76.31% ( 0.57pp )
Majority party
Minority party
Leader
Arun Sao
Bhupesh Baghel
Party
BJP
INC
Leader since
2023
2014
Leader's seat
Lormi
Patan
Last election
32.97% 15 seats
43.04%, 68 seats
Seats won
54
35
Seat change
39
33
Popular vote
72,34,968
66,02,586
Percentage
46.27%
42.23%
Swing
13.3pp
0.81pp
Seats won partywise
Seats won voteshare wise
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Chhattisgarh in two phases on 7 November and 17 November 2023 to elect all 90 members of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly . The votes were counted and the results declared on 3 December 2023.[ 1]
Defying all pollsters and predictions, the BJP won an absolute majority with 54 seats, wresting power from the INC , which had won a landslide in 2018 but could win only 35 seats. This was also the BJP 's biggest win in Chhattisgarh . On 13 December, BJP leader Vishnu Deo Sai took oath as the fourth chief minister of the state.
Background
The tenure of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 3 January 2024.[ 2] The previous assembly elections were held in November 2018. After the election, Indian National Congress formed the state government , with Bhupesh Baghel becoming Chief Minister .[ 3]
Schedule
The schedule of the election was announced by the Election Commission of India on 9 October 2023.[ 4] [ 5]
Phases of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election
Poll Event
Phase I
Phase II
Notification Date
13 October 2023
21 October 2023
Start of nomination
13 October 2023
21 October 2023
Last Date for filing nomination
20 October 2023
30 October 2023
Scrutiny of nomination
21 October 2023
31 October 2023
Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination
23 October 2023
2 November 2023
Date of Poll
7 November 2023
17 November 2023
Date of Counting of Votes
3 December 2023
3 December 2023
Parties and alliances
Source:[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Candidates
Campaigns
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC) campaigned slogan using "Fir se Congress layenge" (will bring congress again). The party's manifesto promised to continue and expand its existing welfare schemes, such as the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana (RGKNY), which provides financial assistance to farmers, and the Narva, Garva, Ghurva, Badi Yojana, which is a rural development program.[ 16]
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel , who addressed rallies and public meetings across the state. Baghel highlighted the party's achievements in government, such as the implementation of the RGKNY, the reduction in poverty, and the improvement in law and order. He also promised to continue working for the development of the state if the INC was re-electedThe INC also targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the main opposition party in the state. Baghel accused the BJP of being anti-farmer and anti-poor, and of failing to develop the state when it was in power. He also criticized the BJP's central government for its policies, such as demonetization and GST , which he said had hurt the state's economy. The INC also targeted the BJP by using Adani in their campaign.[ 17]
Manifesto [ 18] [ 19]
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Bharatiya Janata Party
The party's manifesto, titled "Modi's Guarantee for Chhattisgarh 2023," promised to create one lakh new jobs, provide free electricity to farmers, and increase the minimum support price for paddy to ₹3,100 per quintal. The BJP also promised to improve infrastructure, healthcare, and education in the state.[ 20]
The BJP's campaign was led by Union Home Minister Amit Shah , who addressed rallies across the state. Shah attacked the incumbent Congress government over alleged corruption, lawlessness, and the neglect of farmers and tribals.[ 21] [ 22] He also accused the Congress of promoting religious conversion and appeasement politics.[ 23] Other senior BJP leaders who campaigned in Chhattisgarh included former Chief Minister Raman Singh , Union Minister Bhupender Yadav , and party spokesperson Sambit Patra . They assured on the BJP's development record and the party's commitment to Hindutva.
The BJP also targeted the Congress government on the issue of Naxalism. The party alleged that the Congress was soft on Naxalites and that the state had witnessed an increase in Naxal violence in recent years.[ 24]
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Security concerns
Chhattisgarh has historicaly been part of India's red corridor , a hotspot for Naxalite–Maoist insurgency . To ensure a secure polling process, over 60,000 security personnel, mostly from the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) were deployed to 12 constituencies in the Bastar region.[ 27] In total 20 constituencies saw the deployment of security forces.
In mid-afternoon on 7 November, the date of polling for the first phase, security personnel were injured in a gunfight in the southern villages of Tadmetla and Duled.[ 28]
On 17 November, during the second phase of the elections, a Naxal IED blast occurred, resulting in the death of Indo-Tibetan Border Police Head Constable Joginder Singh when the Electronic Voting Machine was being returned to Gariaband from the polling stations of Bade and Gobra. The EVM was undamaged according to the Inspector-General of the Raipur Range, Arif Sheikh.[ 29]
Surveys and polls
Opinion polls
Seat share
Polling agency
Date published
Margin of error
Sample Size
Majority
INC
BJP
Others
ABP News-Matrize[ 30]
26 March 2023
±3%
27,000
47-52
34-39
1-5
INC
ABP News-C-Voter[ 31]
20 August 2023
±3–5%
7,696
48-54
35-41
0-3
INC
ABP News-CVoter[ 32]
9 October 2023
±3–5%
11,928
45-55
39-45
0-2
Hung
ABP News-CVoter[ 33]
4 November 2023
±3–5%
5,782
45-51
36-42
2-5
Hung
Vote share
Polling agency
Date published
Margin of error
Sample Size
Lead
INC
BJP
Others
ABP News-Matrize[ 30]
26 March 2023
±3%
27,000
44%
43%
13%
1%
ABP News-CVoter[ 31]
20 August 2023
±3–5%
7,696
46%
41%
13%
5%
ABP News-CVoter[ 32]
9 October 2023
±3–5%
11,928
45.3%
43.5%
11.2%
1.8%
ABP News-CVoter[ 33]
4 November 2023
±3–5%
5,782
44.8%
42.7%
12.5%
2.1%
Exit polls
Exit polls were released on 30 November 2023.[ 34] [ 35] [ 36] All exit polls incorrectly predicted the Congress to win, or at least become the single largest party in a hung assembly. Thus the exit polls turned out to be a failure, as BJP won the election with clear majority.[ 37]
Polling agency
Majority
INC
BJP
Others
India Today-Axis My India
40-50
36-46
1-5
Hung
India TV-CNX
46-56
30-40
3-5
INC
TV9 Bharatvarsh-Polstrat
40-50
35-45
0-3
Hung
ABP News-CVoter
41-53
36-48
0-3
Hung
News18-Today's Chanakya
49-65
25-41
0-3
INC
Republic TV-Matrize
44-52
34-42
0-2
Hung
Dainik Bhaskar
46-55
35-45
0-10
INC
Times Now-ETG
48-56
32-40
2-4
INC
Jan Ki Baat
42-53
34-45
3
Hung
Poll of Polls[ 34]
49
38
3
INC
Actual Results
35
54
1
BJP
Results
Results by party
Vote share by party
Bharatiya Janata Party (46.27%)
Indian National Congress (42.23%)
Bahujan Samaj Party (2.05%)
NOTA (1.26%)
Others (8.19%)
Source:[ 38] [ 39]
Party
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Contested
Won
+/−
Bharatiya Janata Party
7,234,968
46.27%
13.3
90
54
39
Indian National Congress
6,602,586
42.23%
0.81
90
35
33
Other parties
1,178,471
7.54%
8.59
571
1
6
Independents
421,430
2.70%
3.18
430
0
NOTA
197,678
1.26%
0.72
Total
15,634,933
100%
-
1181
90
-
Vote statistics
Valid votes
Invalid votes
Votes cast/ turnout
Abstentions
Registered voters
Results by district
Results by constituency
Source:[ 38] [ 39]
Constituency
Winner
Runner Up
Margin
#
Name
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district
1
Bharatpur-Sonhat (ST)
Renuka Singh
BJP
55,809
37.54
Gulab Kamro
INC
50,890
34.23
4919
2
Manendragarh
Shyam Bihari Jaiswal
BJP
48,503
48.19
Ramesh Singh Vakil
INC
36,623
36.39
11880
Koriya district
3
Baikunthpur
Bhaiyalal Rajwade
BJP
66,866
48.21
Ambika Singh Deo
INC
41,453
29.89
25413
Surajpur district
4
Premnagar
Bhulan Singh Marabi
BJP
99,957
51.87
Khelsai Singh
INC
66,667
34.59
33290
5
Bhatgaon
Laxmi Rajwade
BJP
105,162
54.06
Paras Nath Rajwade
INC
61,200
31.46
43962
Balrampur district
6
Pratappur (ST)
Shakuntala Singh Portey
BJP
83,796
43.59
Rajkumari Shivbhajan Marabi
INC
72,088
37.50
11708
7
Ramanujganj (ST)
Ramvichar Netam
BJP
99,574
54.58
Ajay Kumar Tirkey
INC
69,911
38.32
29663
8
Samri (ST)
Uddheshwari Paikra
BJP
83,483
45.53
Vijay Paikra
INC
69,540
37.93
13943
Surguja district
9
Lundra (ST)
Prabodh Minz
BJP
87,463
52.82
Pritam Ram
INC
63,335
38.25
24128
10
Ambikapur
Rajesh Agrawal
BJP
90,780
46.34
T. S. Singh Deo
INC
90,686
46.29
94
11
Sitapur (ST)
Ramkumar Toppo
BJP
83,088
50.36
Amarjeet Bhagat
INC
65,928
39.96
17160
Jashpur district
12
Jashpur (ST)
Raymuni Bhagat
BJP
89,103
49.21
Vinay Bhagat
INC
71,458
39.47
17645
13
Kunkuri (ST)
Vishnu Deo Sai
BJP
87,607
54.90
U. D. Minj
INC
62,063
38.90
25544
14
Pathalgaon (ST)
Gomati Sai
BJP
82,320
45.87
Rampukar Singh Thakur
INC
82,065
45.75
255
Raigarh district
15
Lailunga (ST)
Vidyawati Sidar
INC
84,666
48.20
Suniti Satyanand Rathiya
BJP
80,490
45.82
4176
16
Raigarh
O. P. Choudhary
BJP
129,134
63.21
Prakash Shakrajeet Naik
INC
64,691
31.66
64443
Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district
17
Sarangarh (SC)
Uttari Ganpat Jangde
INC
109,484
52.15
Shivkumari Saradhan Chouhan
BJP
79,789
38.01
29695
18
Kharsia
Umesh Patel
INC
100,988
53.74
Mahesh Sahu
BJP
79,332
42.22
21656
Raigarh district
19
Dharamjaigarh (ST)
Laljeet Singh Rathia
INC
90,493
49.18
Harishchandra Rathia
BJP
80,856
43.94
9637
Korba district
20
Rampur (ST)
Phool Singh Rathiya
INC
93,647
53.11
Nanki Ram Kanwar
BJP
70,788
40.14
22859
21
Korba
Lakhan Lal Dewangan
BJP
92,029
53.74
Jai Singh Agrawal
INC
66,400
38.77
25629
22
Katghora
Premchand Patel
BJP
73,680
45.19
Purushottam Kanwar
INC
56,780
34.83
16900
23
Pali-Tanakhar (ST)
Tuleshwar Hira Singh Markam
GGP
60,862
32.87
Duleshwari Sidar
INC
60,148
32.48
714
Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district
24
Marwahi (ST)
Pranav Kumar Marpachi
BJP
51,960
33.35
Gulab Raj
JCC
39,882
25.6
12078
25
Kota
Atal Shrivastava
INC
73,479
44.95
Prabal Pratap Singh Judev
BJP
65,522
40.08
7957
Mungeli district
26
Lormi
Arun Sao
BJP
75,070
48.00
Thaneshwar Sahu
INC
29,179
19.00
45891
27
Mungeli (SC)
Punnulal Mohle
BJP
85,429
50.00
Sanjit Banerjee
INC
73,648
43.00
11781
Bilaspur district
28
Takhatpur
Dharmjeet Singh Thakur
BJP
90,978
51.00
Dr.Rashmi Ashish Singh
INC
76,086
42.00
14892
29
Bilha
Dharamlal Kaushik
BJP
100,346
47.00
Siyaram Kaushik
INC
91,389
43.00
8957
30
Bilaspur
Amar Agrawal
BJP
83,022
58.00
Shailesh Pandey
INC
54,063
38.00
28959
31
Beltara
Sushant Shukla
BJP
79,528
48.00
Vijay Kesarwani
INC
62,565
38.00
16963
32
Masturi (SC)
Dilip Lahariya
INC
95,497
47.00
Dr. Krishnamurti Bandi
BJP
75,356
37.00
20141
Janjgir–Champa district
33
Akaltara
Raghavendra Kumar Singh
INC
80,043
47.00
Saurabh Singh
BJP
57,285
34.00
22758
34
Janjgir-Champa
Vyas Kashyap
INC
72,900
46.00
Narayan Chandel
BJP
65,929
41.00
6971
Sakti district
35
Sakti
Charan Das Mahant
INC
81,519
51.00
Dr. Khilawan Sahu
BJP
69,124
43.00
12395
36
Chandrapur
Ram Kumar Yadav
INC
85,525
48.00
Bahu Rani Sanyogita Singh Judev
BJP
69,549
39.00
15976
37
Jaijaipur
Baleshwar Sahu
INC
76,747
44.04
Krishna Kant Chandra
BJP
50,825
29.16
25922
Janjgir–Champa district
38
Pamgarh (SC)
Sheshraj Harvansh
INC
63,963
43.00
Santosh Lahre
BJP
47,789
32.00
16174
Mahasamund district
39
Saraipali (SC)
Chaturi Nand
INC
100,503
50.57
Sarla Kosariya
BJP
58,615
34.74
41888
40
Basna
Sampat Agrawal
BJP
108,871
57.80
Devender Bahadur Singh
INC
72,078
38.27
36793
41
Khallari
Dwarikadhish Yadav
INC
104,052
57.86
Alka Chandrakar
BJP
66,933
37.22
37119
42
Mahasamund
Yogeshwar Raju Sinha
BJP
84,594
51.00
Dr. Rashmi Chandrakar
INC
68,442
42.00
16152
Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district
43
Bilaigarh (SC)
Kavita Pran Lahrey
INC
81,647
38.00
Dr. Dineshlal Jagade
BJP
63,708
30.00
17939
Baloda Bazar district
44
Kasdol
Sandeep Sahu
INC
136,362
50.21
Dhaniram Dhivar
BJP
102,597
37.78
33765
45
Baloda Bazar
Tank Ram Verma
BJP
108,381
49.00
Shailesh Trivedi
INC
93,635
43.00
14746
46
Bhatapara
Inder Kumar Sao
INC
94,066
49.00
Shivratan Sharma
BJP
82,750
43.00
11316
Raipur district
47
Dharsiwa
Anuj Sharma
BJP
107,283
58.65
Chhaya Verma
INC
62,940
34.41
44343
48
Raipur City Gramin
Motilal Sahu
BJP
113,032
54.98
Pankaj Sharma
INC
77,282
37.59
35750
49
Raipur City West
Rajesh Munat
BJP
98,938
60.35
Vikas Upadhyay
INC
57,709
35.2
41229
50
Raipur City North
Purandar Mishra
BJP
54,279
48.26
Kuldeep Singh Juneja
INC
31,225
27.76
23054
51
Raipur City South
Brijmohan Agrawal
BJP
109,263
69.48
Mahant Ramsundar Das
INC
41,544
26.42
67719
52
Arang
Guru Khushwant Saheb
BJP
94,039
52.59
Dr. Shivkumar Dahariya
INC
77,501
43.34
16538
53
Abhanpur
Indra Kumar Sahu
BJP
93,295
52
Dhanendra Sahu
INC
77,742
43.33
15553
Gariaband district
54
Rajim
Rohit Sahu
BJP
96,423
50.16
Amitesh Shukla
INC
84,512
43.96
11911
55
Bindrawagarh (ST)
Janak Dhruw
INC
92,639
47.48
Gowardhan Singh Manjhi
BJP
91,823
47.06
816
Dhamtari district
56
Sihawa (ST)
Ambika Markam
INC
84,891
49.81
Shrawan Markam
BJP
71,725
42.08
13166
57
Kurud
Ajay Chandrakar
BJP
94,712
50.07
Tarni Neelam Chandrakar
INC
86,622
45.79
8090
58
Dhamtari
Onkar Sahu
INC
88,544
48.44
Rajana Dipendra Sahu
BJP
85,938
47.02
2606
Balod district
59
Sanjari-Balod
Sangeeta Sinha
INC
84,649
44.2
Rakesh Kumar Yadav
BJP
67,603
35.3
17046
60
Dondi Lohara (ST)
Anila Bhendiya
INC
102,762
56.43
Devlal Thakur
BJP
67,183
36.89
35579
61
Gunderdehi
Kunwer Singh Nishad
INC
103,191
50.35
Virendra Sahu
BJP
88,328
43.1
14863
Durg district
62
Patan
Bhupesh Baghel
INC
95,438
51.91
Vijay Baghel
BJP
75,715
41.18
19723
63
Durg Gramin
Lalit Chandrakar
BJP
87,175
52.52
Tamradhwaj Sahu
INC
70,533
42.5
16642
64
Durg City
Gajendra Yadav
BJP
97,906
63.89
Arun Vora
INC
49,209
32.11
48697
65
Bhilai Nagar
Devendra Yadav
INC
54,405
48.47
Prem Prakash Pandey
BJP
53,141
47.34
1264
66
Vaishali Nagar
Rikesh Sen
BJP
98,272
59.45
Mukesh Chandrakar
INC
58,198
35.21
40074
67
Ahiwara (SC)
Domanlal Korsewada
BJP
96,717
54.65
Nirmal Korse
INC
71,454
40.38
25263
Bemetara district
68
Saja
Ishwar Sahu
BJP
101,789
48.55
Ravindra Choubey
INC
96,593
46.07
5196
69
Bemetara
Dipesh Sahu
BJP
97,731
49.6
Ashish Chhabda
INC
88,597
44.97
9134
70
Navagarh (SC)
Dayaldas Baghel
BJP
101,631
50.01
Guru Rudra Kumar
INC
86,454
42.54
15177
Kabirdham district
71
Pandariya
Bhawna Bohra
BJP
120,847
50.66
Neelu Chandravanshi
INC
94,449
39.59
26398
72
Kawardha
Vijay Sharma
BJP
144,257
53.22
Mohammad Akbar
INC
104,665
38.62
39592
Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai district
73
Khairagarh
Yashoda Verma
INC
89,704
49.26
Vikrant Singh
BJP
84,070
46.16
5,634
Rajnandgaon district
74
Dongargarh (SC)
Harshita Swami Baghel
INC
89,145
51.59
Vinod Khandekar
BJP
74,778
43.27
14367
75
Rajnandgaon
Raman Singh
BJP
102,499
61.21
Girish Dewangan
INC
57,415
34.29
45084
76
Dongargaon
Daleshwar Sahu
INC
81,479
47.49
Bharatlal Verma
BJP
78,690
45.86
2789
77
Khujji
Bholaram Sahu
INC
80,465
50.64
Geeta Ghasi Sahu
BJP
54,521
34.31
25944
Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki district
78
Mohla-Manpur
Indrashah Mandavi
INC
77,454
57.79
Sanjeev Shah
BJP
45,713
34.11
31741
Kanker district
79
Antagarh (ST)
Vikram Usendi
BJP
59,547
42.21
Roop Singh Potai
INC
35,837
25.40
23710
80
Bhanupratappur (ST)
Savitri Manoj Mandavi
INC
83,931
50.63
Gautam Uikey
BJP
52,999
31.97
30932
81
Kanker (ST)
Asharam Netam
BJP
67,980
46.00
Shankar Dhruv
INC
67,964
46.00
16
Kondagaon district
82
Keshkal (ST)
Neelkanth Tekam
BJP
77,438
45.00
Sant Ram Netam
INC
71,878
42.00
5560
83
Kondagaon (ST)
Lata Usendi
BJP
80,465
51.32
Mohan Lal Markam
INC
61,893
39.47
18572
Narayanpur district
84
Narayanpur (ST)
Kedar Nath Kashyap
BJP
69,110
48.22
Chandan Kashyap
INC
49,580
34.76
19188
Bastar district
85
Bastar (ST)
Lakheshwar Baghel
INC
68,401
48.00
Maniram Kashyap
BJP
61,967
43.00
6434
86
Jagdalpur
Kiran Singh Deo
BJP
90,336
55.00
Jitin Jaiswal
INC
60,502
37.00
29834
87
Chitrakot (ST)
Vinayak Goyal
BJP
63,954
44.00
Deepak Bajj
INC
55,584
38.00
8370
Dantewada district
88
Dantewada (ST)
Chaitram Atami
BJP
57,739
43.00
K. Chavindra Mahendra Karma
INC
40,936
30.00
16803
Bijapur district
89
Bijapur (ST)
Vikram Mandavi
INC
35,739
44.00
Mahesh Gagda
BJP
33,033
41.00
2706
Sukma district
90
Konta (ST)
Kawasi Lakhma
INC
32,776
31.00
Soyam Muka
BJP
30,795
29.00
1981
Aftermath
After the incumbent Congress government was defeated, chief minister Bhupesh Baghel tendered his resignation to governor Biswabhusan Harichandan .
On 10 December 2023, the BJP legislature party meeting was held in Raipur headed by its central observers Arjun Munda , Sarbananda Sonowal and Dushyant Kumar Gautam where Kunkuri MLA Vishnu Deo Sai was elected as the next chief minister and Arun Sao and Vijay Sharma were elected as deputy chief ministers. Later, they met governor Biswabhusan Harichandan and staked claim to form the government.
On 13 December, Vishnu Deo Sai , Arun Sao and Vijay Sharma took oath as chief minister a deputy chief ministers of Chhattisgarh at the Science College ground in Raipur .
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