Mahasamund (Lok Sabha constituency)

Mahasamund is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.

Members of Parliament
Year Winner Party
1952 Sheo das Daga Indian National Congress
1952^ Maganlal Radhakishan Bagdi Indian National Congress
1962 Vidya Charan Shukla Indian National Congress
1967 Vidya Charan Shukla Indian National Congress
1971 Krishna Agrawal Indian National Congress
1977 Brijlal Verma Bharatiya Lok Dal
1980 Vidya Charan Shukla Indian National Congress (I)
1984 Vidya Charan Shukla Indian National Congress
1989 Vidya Charan Shukla Janata Dal
1991 Pawan Diwan Indian National Congress
1996 Pawan Diwan Indian National Congress
1998 Chandra Shekhar Sahu Bharatiya Janata Party
1999 Shyama Charan Shukla Indian National Congress
2004 Ajit Jogi Indian National Congress
2009 Chandulal Sahu Bharatiya Janata Party
2014 Chandulal Sahu Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 Chunni Lal Sahu Bharatiya Janata Party

^ by poll

General elections results
2019 Indian general elections: Mahasamund
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Chunni Lal Sahu 6,16,580 50.44
INC Dhanendra Sahu 5,26,069 43.06
NOTA None of the above 21,241 1.74
IND. Devendar Singh Thakur (Rajput) 15,491 1.27
BSP Dhansing Kosariya 11,245 0.92
Majority 90,511 7.40
Turnout 12,22,767 74.65 +10.04
BJP hold Swing

General elections 2014
2014 Indian general elections: Mahasamund
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Chandulal Sahu 5,03,514 44.51
INC Ajit Jogi 5,02,297 44.40
IND. Chandulal Sahu 20,255 1.79
IND. Chandulal Sahu 12,308 1.09
IND. Chandulal Sahu 10,797 0.95
Majority 1,217 0.11
Turnout 11,31,254 74.61
BJP hold Swing

General elections 2009
2009 Indian general elections: Mahasamund
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Chandulal Sahu 3,71,201 47.81
INC Motilal Sahu 3,19,726 41.18
IND. Sultansingh Satnam 18,998 2.45
IND. Ramprasad Chauhan 15,573 2.01
Majority 51,475 6.63
Turnout 7,76,217 56.69
BJP hold Swing

Assembly segments

Mahasamund Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]

  • Saraipali (SC) (assembly constituency no. 39)
  • Basna (assembly constituency no. 40)
  • Khallari (assembly constituency no. 41)
  • Mahasamund (assembly constituency no. 42)
  • Rajim (assembly constituency no. 54)
  • Bindranawagarh (ST) (assembly constituency no. 55)
  • Kurud (assembly constituency no. 57)
  • Dhamtari (assembly constituency no. 58)

Saraipali, Basna, Khallari and Mahasamund together cover the Mahasamund district. Rajim and Bindranawagarh assembly segments are part of Gariaband district. Kurud and Dharamjaigarh constituencies are part of Dhamtari district. Saraipali constituency is reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates, whereas Dhamtari constituency is reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates.[2]

See also
  • Mahasamund
  • List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha

References
  1. "CandidateAC.xls file on assembly constituencies with information on district and parliamentary constituencies". Chhattisgarh. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
  2. "Final notification on delimitation of Chhattisgarh constituencies" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. 2 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2006. Retrieved 23 November 2008.

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