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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2013 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| previous_election = 2008 Chhattisgarh legislative assembly election
| previous_year = 2008
| previous_mps =
| election_date = 11 November 2013<br />19 November 2013
| elected_mps =
| next_election = 2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 2018
| next_mps =
| seats_for_election = All 90 seats in the [[Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 46
| opinion_polls =
| turnout =77.45% ({{increase}}6.79pp)

| image1 = [[File:Dr Raman Singh at Press Club Raipur Mood 2.jpg|120px]]
| leader1 = [[Raman Singh]]
| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| alliance1 = National Democratic Alliance
| leader_since1 =
| leaders_seat1 = [[Rajnandgaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rajnandgaon]]
| seats_before1 = 50
| seats_after1 = 49
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}}1
| popular_vote1 =
| percentage1 = 41.0%
| swing1 = {{increase}}0.7%

| image2 = [[File:Ajit Jogi.png|120px]]
| leader2 = [[Ajit Jogi]]
| party2 = Indian National Congress
| alliance2 = United Progressive Alliance
| leader_since2 =
| leaders_seat2 = [[Marwahi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Marwahi]]
| last_election2 =
| seats_before2 = 38
| seats_after2 = 39
| seat_change2 = {{increase}}1
| popular_vote2 =
| percentage2 = 40.3%
| swing2 = {{increase}}1.7%

| map_image =
| map_size =
| map_caption =

| title = Chief Minister
| before_election = Raman Singh
| before_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| posttitle = Chief Minister
| after_election = Raman Singh
| after_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}

[[Chhattisgarh]] Legislative Assembly election 2013 was held in two phases on 11 and 19 November in Chhattisgarh state of India. The result was announced on 8 December.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.oneindia.in/new-delhi/assembly-election-dates-detail-rajasthan-mp-mizoram-chhattisgarh-delhi-1318382.html |title=EC announces election dates for Delhi, MP, Rajasthan, Mizoram, Ch'garh |publisher=One India |date=4 October 2013 |access-date=29 October 2013 |archive-date=25 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225124334/https://www.oneindia.com/new-delhi/assembly-election-dates-detail-rajasthan-mp-mizoram-chhattisgarh-delhi-1318382.html%20 |url-status=live }}</ref> Incumbent ruling party [[BJP]] and Chief Minister [[Raman Singh]] retained the majority in assembly and formed government consequently for the third time.<ref name=eci>{{cite web |title=Assembly Elections December 2013 Results |work=ECI |publisher=Election Commission of India |url=http://eciresults.ap.nic.in |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6LocAsgys?url=http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ |archive-date=12 December 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/a-record-7465-polling-in-chhattisgarh-phaseii/article5367110.ece|title=A record 74.65% polling in Chhattisgarh phase-II|first=Suvojit|last=Bagchi|date=19 November 2013|via=www.thehindu.com|access-date=10 November 2018|archive-date=25 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225131353/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/a-record-7465-polling-in-chhattisgarh-phaseii/article5367110.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/specials/coverage/myindia-myvote/chunk-ht-ui-myindiamyvote-chhattisgarh/raman-singh-claims-victory-third-straight-win-in-chhattisgarh/sp-article10-1160442.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208171320/http://www.hindustantimes.com/specials/coverage/myindia-myvote/chunk-ht-ui-myindiamyvote-chhattisgarh/raman-singh-claims-victory-third-straight-win-in-chhattisgarh/sp-article10-1160442.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 December 2013|title=Raman Singh claims a hat-trick for BJP|date=8 December 2013}}</ref>

==Polls==
[[Voter-verified paper audit trail]] (VVPAT) along with EVMs was used in 1 assembly seat in Chhattisgarh elections.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/election-commission-to-seek-rs-2-000-crore-for-vvpat-system/article1-1148899.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112051900/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/election-commission-to-seek-rs-2-000-crore-for-vvpat-system/article1-1148899.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 November 2013|title=Hindustan Times – Archive News|website = hindustantimes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.undp.org/content/dam/india/docs/In-the-News-2013/UNDP_India_in_the_news_0512201305.pdf.pdf |title=Eight Countries Witness Assembly Elections in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi |date=December 5, 2013 |website=rissadiary.com |via=www.undp.org |access-date=2 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202155328/http://www.undp.org/content/dam/india/docs/In-the-News-2013/UNDP_India_in_the_news_0512201305.pdf.pdf |archive-date=2 February 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The first phase in the [[Naxalite|Naxal]]-affected areas of Bastar, consisting 18 constituencies, voted on 11 November and had a 75.53% voter turnout. The second phase in the other 72 constituencies was held on 19 November and had a 74.7% turnout.<ref name=z>{{cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/assembly-elections-2013/chhattisgarh-polls/chhattisgarh-assembly-polls-record-75-turnout-in-second-phase_890881.html|title=Chhattisgarh Assembly polls: Record 75% turnout in second phase|work=Zee News|date=20 November 2013|author=Ritesh K Srivastava|access-date=8 December 2013|archive-date=11 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211145004/http://zeenews.india.com/assembly-elections-2013/chhattisgarh-polls/chhattisgarh-assembly-polls-record-75-turnout-in-second-phase_890881.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Security===
''[[The Hindu]]'' reported that 32 battalions of [[Paramilitary forces of India|central paramilitaries]] were added to the 117,000 security force personnel in the area. Another almost 25,000 [[Chhattisgarh Police]] were stations in [[Bastar division|south Chhattisgarh]]. As a result, the [[Gondi people|Gond tribal]] region would consist of approximately 143,000 armed security personnel. The Hindu stated that after the mobilization of 600 companies of paramilitary forces in the tribal region, it was "one of the most militarized zones in the world."<ref>{{cite news |title=Chhattisgarh polls: 1 jawan for 31 civilians in Bastar |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/chhattisgarh-polls-1-jawan-for-31-civilians-in-bastar/article5221275.ece |author=Suvojit Bagchi |newspaper=The Hindu |date=10 October 2013 |access-date=13 November 2013 |archive-date=13 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113214222/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/chhattisgarh-polls-1-jawan-for-31-civilians-in-bastar/article5221275.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Results==
Results were declared on 8 December 2013. Bharatiya Janata Party won 49 seats while the Indian National Congress won 39 seats. One
Independent and one Bahujan Samaj Party candidate also won. BJP retained majority in state legislative assembly for consequently third time and Raman Singh sworn in as a Chief Minister.<ref name=eci/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://realtimes.in |title = Home - realtimes.in |access-date=22 October 2021 |archive-date=6 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006215228/https://realtimes.in/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
<section begin=Results />{{election table|title=Summary of the 11–19 November 2013 [[Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly]] election results}}
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Parties and coalitions
! colspan="3" |Popular vote
! colspan="4" |Seats
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"
! Votes !! % !! ± [[Percentage point|pp]]
!Contested!! Won !! +/−
! %
|- style="text-align:right"
| {{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP)||5,365,272||41.0||{{increase}}0.7
|90||49|| {{decrease}}1 ||54.44
|- style="text-align:right"
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Indian National Congress]] (INC)||5,267,698||40.3||{{increase}}1.7
|90||39|| {{increase}}1 ||43.33
|- style="text-align:right"
| {{party color cell|Independent}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Independent politician|Independents]] (IND)
|697,267
|5.3
|{{decrease}}3.2
|355
|1
|{{increase}}1
|1.11
|- style="text-align:right"
| {{party color cell|Bahujan Samaj Party}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (BSP)
|558,424
|4.3
|{{decrease}}1.8
|90
|1
|{{decrease}}1
|1.11
|- style="text-align:right"
|
| style="text-align:left;" |Chhattisgarh Swabhiman Manch (CSM)
|226,167
|1.7
|{{increase}}1.7
|54
|0
|{{steady}}
|0.00
|- style="text-align:right"
|
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Gondwana Ganatantra Party|Gondvana Gantantra Party]] (GGP)
|205,325
|1.6
|{{steady}}
|44
|0
|{{steady}}
|0.00
|- style="text-align:right"
|
| style="text-align:left;" |Other parties and candidates||352,622||2.7
|{{decrease}}2.2
|353||0
| {{steady}} ||0.00
|- style="text-align:right"
|
| style="text-align:left;" |[[None of the Above in Indian Elections|None of the Above]] (NOTA)
|401,058
|3.1
|{{increase}}3.1
| colspan="4" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |
|-
! colspan="9" |
|- style="font-weight:bold; text-align:right"
| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Total
|13,073,833
| 100.00 || style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |
|1076
| 90 || ±0 || 100.0
|-
! colspan="9" |
|- style="text-align:right"
| colspan="2" style="text-align:left; " |Valid votes
|12,672,775
|99.90
|
| colspan="4" rowspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |
|-style="text-align:right"
| colspan="2" style="text-align:left; " |Invalid votes
|12,051
|0.10
|
|-style="text-align:right"
| colspan="2" style="text-align:left; " |'''Votes cast / turnout'''
|'''13,085,884'''
|'''77.45'''
|
|-style="text-align:right"
| colspan="2" style="text-align:left; " |Abstentions
|4,222,987
|22.55
|
|-style="text-align:right"
| colspan="2" style="text-align:left; " |'''Registered voters'''
|'''16,895,762'''
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |
|-
! colspan="9" |
|-style="text-align:right"
| colspan="9" style="text-align:left; " |Source: Election Commission of India<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2013/CGAE_2013_stat_report.pdf |title=Statistical Report On General Election, 2013 To The Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh |work=[[Election Commission of India]] |location=New Delhi |access-date=14 August 2021 |archive-date=12 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712172504/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2013/CGAE_2013_stat_report.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|}<section end=Results />

==Chhattisgarh New Ministers list 2013==
*[[Raman Singh|'''Dr Raman Singh(CM)''']]
*Mr. Ajay Chandrakar Panchayat and Rural Development, Culture, Tourism, and Parliamentary Affairs
*[[Amar Agrawal Chhattisgarh|'''Mr. Amar Agarwal''']] Public Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education, commercial tax and labor
*[[Brijmohan Agrawal|'''Mr. Brij Mohan Agrawal''']] Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Water Resources, Ayacut, religious trusts and charitable
*'''Shri Kedarnath Kashyap''' Tribal and Scheduled Caste Development, Backward Classes and Minorities Development, School of Education
*'''Mr. Prem Prakash Pandey''' Revenue and Disaster Management, Rehabilitation, Higher Education, Technical Education, and Manpower Planning, Science & Technology
*[[Rajesh Munat|'''Mr. Rajesh Munat''']] Public Works Department, Transport, Housing & Environment.
*'''Ramshila Sahu''' Women & Child Development

==See also==
* [[2013 elections in India]]
*[[2008 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{URL|http://www.indian-elections.com/assembly-elections/chhattisgarh/election-result-08.html|Chhattisgarh legislative assembly election, 2008 results on Indian Elections}}
* {{URL|http://www.indiaelections2014.info/assembly/chhattisgarh/ministers/2014/ |chhattisgarh ministers 2014 }}
*{{URL|http://indialookup.in/chhattisgarh-cabinet-ministers-list/ |chhattisgarh cabinet ministers list}}

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