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{{Short description|Legislative Assembly election in Chhattisgarh, India}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2008 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = Parliamentary
| previous_election = 2003 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 2003
| next_election = 2013 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 2013
| seats_for_election = All 90 seats to the [[Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 46
| election_date = 14 to 20 November 2008
| result =
| ongoing = No
| turnout = 70.66% ({{decrease}}0.64pp)
| image_size = 100px

| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| image1 = Dr Raman Singh at Press Club Raipur Mood 2.jpg
| leader1 = [[Raman Singh]]
| leader_since1 = 2003
| leaders_seat1 = Rajnandgaon
| last_election1 = 50
| seats1 = 50
| seat_change1 = {{nochange}}
| percentage1 = 40.33%
| swing1 = {{increase}} 1.07%


| party2 = Indian National Congress
| image2 = Ajit_Jogi.png
| leader2 = [[Ajit Jogi]]
| leader_since2 = 1999
| leaders_seat2 = Marwahi
| last_election2 = 37
| seats2 = 38
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 1
| percentage2 = 38.63%
| swing2 = {{increase}} 1.92%

| party3 = Bahujan Samaj Party
| image3 = Mayawati.jpg
| leader3 = [[Mayawati]]
| leader_since3 = 2003
| last_election3 = 2
| percentage3 = 6.11%
| seat_change3 = {{nochange}}
| seats3 = 2
| swing3 = {{increase}} 1.66%


| title = [[List of Chief Ministers of Chhattisgarh|CM]]
| before_election = [[Raman Singh]]
| before_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| after_election = [[Raman Singh]]
| after_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}

The '''Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election, 2008''' was held on 14 and 20 November 2008, to select the 90 members of the [[Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly]]. The results of the election were announced on 8 December. The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] won the popular vote and a majority of seats and the incumbent [[List of Chief Ministers of Chhattisgarh|Chief Minister]] [[Raman Singh]] was sworn in as Chief minister for his second term.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2008/dec/12how-raman-singh-won-chhattisgarh.htm |title=How Raman Singh retained Chhattisgarh |website=Rediff.com |date=12 December 2008 |agency=PTI |access-date= 25 February 2022}}</ref>

==Results==

===Party-wise Results===
{{Election results
|image=[[File:India Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly 2008.svg]]
|party1=[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]|votes1=4332834|seats1=50|sc1=0
|party2=[[Indian National Congress]]|votes2=4146853|seats=38|sc2=+1
|party3=[[Bahujan Samaj Party]]|votes3=656041|seats3=2|sc3=0
|party4=[[Nationalist Congress Party]]|votes4=56293|seats4=0|sc4=–1
|party20=Others|votes20=635584|seats20=0|sc20=0
|party21=Independents|votes21=909686|seats21=0|sc21=0
|total_sc=0
|invalid=7896
|electorate=15218560
|source=ECI<ref name=election2008>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3883-chhattisgarh-2008/ |title=State Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |accessdate= 31 December 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Elected members==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Constituency
!Reserved for<br/>([[Scheduled Castes|SC]]/[[Scheduled Tribes|ST]]/None)
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-
| Bharatpur-sonhat || ST || Phoolchand Singh || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Manendragarh || None || Deepak Kumar Patel || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Baikunthpur || None || Bhaiya Lal Rajwade || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Premnagar || None || Renuka Singh || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Bhatgaon || None || Ravi Shankar Tripathi || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Pratappur || ST || Dr. Premsai Singh Tekam || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Ramanujganj || ST || Ram Vichar Netam || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Samri || ST || Siddha Nath Paikra || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Lundra || ST || Ramdev Ram || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Ambikapur || None || T S Baba || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Sitapur || ST || Amarjeet Bhagat || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Jashpur || ST || Jageswar Ram Bhagat || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Kunkuri || ST || Bharat Sai || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Pathalgaon || ST || Rampukar Singh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Lailunga || ST || Hriday Ram Rathiya || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Raigarh || None || Shakrajeet Nayak || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Sarangarh || SC || Padma Ghanshaym Manher || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kharsia || None || Nand Kumar Patel || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Dharamjaigarh || ST || Om Prakash Rathiya || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Rampur || ST || Nankiram Kanwar || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Korba || None || Jai Singh Bhaiya || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Katghora || None || Bodhram Kanwar || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Pali-tanakhar || ST || Ram Dayal Uike || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Marwahi || ST || Ajit Jogi || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kota || None || Dr.renu Jogi || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Lormi || None || Dharamjeet Singh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Mungeli || SC || Punnulal Mohle || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Takhatpur || None || Raju Singh || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Bilha || None || Dharam Lal Kaushik || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Bilaspur || None || Amar Agrawal || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Beltara || None || Badridhar Diwan || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Masturi || SC || Dr. Krishna Murti Bandhi || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Akaltara || None || Saurabh Singh || {{Full party name with color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}
|-
| Janjgir-champa || None || Narayan Chandel || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Sakti || None || Saroja Manharan Rathore || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Chandrapur || None || Yuddhveer Singh Judev || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Jaijaipur || None || Mahant Ramsunder Das || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Pamgarh || SC || Dujram Bouddh || {{Full party name with color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}
|-
| Saraipali || SC || Dr. Haridas Bhardwaj || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Basna || None || Devendra Bahadur Singh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Khallari || None || Paresh Bagbahara || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Mahasamund || None || Agni Chandrakar || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Bilaigarh || SC || Dr Shiv Kumar Dahriya || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kasdol || None || Raj Kamal Singhaniya || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Baloda Bazar || None || Laxmi Baghel || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Bhatapara || None || Chaitram Sahu || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Dharsiwa || None || Devji Bhai Patel || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Raipur Rural || None || Nand Kumar Sahu || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Raipur City West || None || Rajesh Moonat || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Raipur City North || None || Kuldeep Singh Juneja || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Raipur City South || None || Brijmohan Agrawal || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Arang || SC || Guru Rudra Kumar || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Abhanpur || None || Chandrashekar Sahu "champu" || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Rajim || None || Amitesh Shukl || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Bindranawagarh || ST || Damru Dhar Pujari || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Sihawa || ST || Ambika Markam || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kurud || None || Lekhram Sahu || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Dhamtari || None || Gurumukh Singh Hora || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Sanjari Balod || None || Madan Lal Sahu || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Dondi Lohara || ST || Neelima Singh Tekam || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Gunderdehi || None || Virendra Kumar Sahu || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Patan || None || Vijay Baghel || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Durg-rural || None || Pratima Chandrakar || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Durg City || None || Hemchand Yadav || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Bhilai Nagar || None || Badruddin Quraishi || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Vaishali Nagar || None || Saroj Pandey || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Ahiwara || SC || Doman Lal Korsewada || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Saja || None || Ravindra Choubey || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Bemetara || None || Tamradhwaj Sahu || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Nawagarh || SC || Dyaldas Baghel || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Pandariya || None || Akbar Bhai || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kawardha || None || Dr. Siyaram Sahu || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Khairagarh || None || Komal Janghel || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Dongargarh || SC || Ramji Bharti || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Rajnandgaon || None || Dr. Raman || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Dongargaon || None || Kheduram Sahu || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Khujji || None || Bhola Ram Sahu || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Mohla-manpur || ST || Shivraj Singh Usare || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Antagarh || ST || Vikram Usendi || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Bhanupratappur || ST || Bramhanand || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Kanker || ST || Sumitra Markole || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Keshkal || ST || Sewakram Netam || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Kondagaon || ST || Lata Usendi || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Narayanpur || ST || Kedarnath Kashyap || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Bastar || ST || Dr Subhau Kashyap || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Jagdalpur || None || Santosh Bafna || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Chitrakot || ST || Baiduram Kashyap || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Dantewada || ST || Bhima Mandavi || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Bijapur || ST || Mahesh Gagda || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Konta || ST || Lakhma Kawasi || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|}

==Cabinet of Ministers==
Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2013/dec/19/9-Ministers-Inducted-into-Chhattisgarh-Cabinet-552737.html |title=9 Ministers Inducted into Chhattisgarh Cabinet |newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=19 December 2013 |author=Abhinandan Mishra |access-date= 25 February 2022}}</ref>
*[[Raman Singh]]: Chief Minister
*Ajay Chandrakar: Panchayat and Rural Development, Culture, Tourism, and Parliamentary Affairs
*[[Amar Agrawal]]: Public Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education, commercial tax and labor
*[[Brijmohan Agrawal]]: Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Water Resources, Ayacut, religious trusts and charitable
*Kedarnath Kashyap: Tribal and Scheduled Caste Development, Backward Classes and Minorities Development, School of Education
*Prem Prakash Pandey: Revenue and Disaster Management, Rehabilitation, Higher Education, Technical Education, and Manpower Planning, Science & Technology

==References==
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