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{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh State, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Ambikapur
| mla = Rajesh Agarwal
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| latest_election_year = [[2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2023]]
| preceded_by = [[T. S. Singh Deo]]
| state = [[Chhattisgarh]]
| division = Surguja
| district = [[Surguja district|Surguja]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Surguja (Lok Sabha constituency)|Surguja]]
| established = 1951
| reservation = None
| electors = {{formatnum:256691}}<ref name=election2023>{{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}}</ref>{{update after|2029|1}}
| type = SLA
| constituency_no = 10
| map_image = Ambikapur Assembly constituency map.svg
}}

'''Ambikapur''' is one of the 90 [[Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] constituencies of [[Chhattisgarh]] state in [[India]].<ref name=delimitation2008>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3931-delimitation-of-parliamentary-assembly-constituencies-order-2008/ |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008 |website=Election Commission of India |date=26 November 2008 |accessdate= 12 February 2021}}</ref><ref name=ceomap>{{cite web |url=https://ceochhattisgarh.nic.in/en/new-maps-assembly-constituency |title=New Maps of Assembly Constituency |website=ceochhattisgarh.nic.in| access-date=1 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Chhattisgarh 2013|url=http://www.myneta.info/chhattisgarh2013/|website=myneta.info|publisher=National Election Watch|accessdate=25 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=List of Assembly Constituencies|url=http://ceochhattisgarh.nic.in/en/new-maps-assembly-constituency|website=CEO CG|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=25 July 2018}}</ref> It is in [[Surguja district|Surguja]] district.

==Members of Legislative Assembly==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-
! colspan=4|[[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
|-
|[[1952 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1952]]
|Parasnath Thakur
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1957 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|Brij Bhushan
|-
|[[1962 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
|Amresh Prasad
|{{party name with color|Independent politician}}
|-
|[[1967 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|S Tripathi
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1972 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|Devendra Kumari
|-
|[[1977 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|Prabhunarayan Tripathi
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1980 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
| rowspan="5" |Madan Gopal Singh
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)}}
|-
|[[1985 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}}
|-
|[[1990 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|-
|[[1993 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1993]]
|-
|[[1998 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1998]]
|-
! colspan=4|[[Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly]]
|-
| [[2003 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2003]]
| Kamal Bhan Singh
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| [[2008 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2008]]
| rowspan="3" | [[T. S. Singh Deo]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}
|-
| [[2013 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2013]]
|-
|[[2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|-
|[[2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2023]]<ref name="Chhattisgarh Election Result 2023: Full list of winners from BJP and Congress">{{cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/elections/assembly-elections/chhattisgarh-assembly-election-result-2023-full-winners-list-bjp-congress-bhupesh-baghel-live-updates-11701451241747.html|title=Chhattisgarh Election Result 2023: Full list of winners from BJP and Congress|last1=mint|date=3 December 2023|accessdate=10 December 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210105307/https://www.livemint.com/elections/assembly-elections/chhattisgarh-assembly-election-result-2023-full-winners-list-bjp-congress-bhupesh-baghel-live-updates-11701451241747.html|archivedate=10 December 2023|language=en}}</ref>
| [[Rajesh Agrawal]]
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|}

== Election results ==
===Assembly Election 2023===
{{Election box begin|title= [[2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election]] : Ambikapur<ref>{{cite news |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenDecNew2023/partywiseresult-S26.htm |title= General Election to Assembly Constituencies: Trends & Results Dec-2023, Chhattisgarh |access-date=11 December 2025 |archive-date=3 December 2023 |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203062041/https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenDecNew2023/partywiseresult-S26.htm}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=[[Rajesh Agrawal]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=90,780 |percentage=46.86% |change={{increase}}12.72 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=[[T. S. Singh Deo]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=90,686 |percentage=46.81% |change={{decrease}}9.58 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Balsai Korram |party=Gondvana Gantantra Party |votes=6,083 |percentage=3.14% |change={{increase}}0.64 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=2,168 |percentage=1.12% |change={{increase}}0.78 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Rakesh Kumar Sahu |party=Independent politician |votes=1,318 |percentage=0.68% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Abdul Majid |party=Janta Congress Chhattisgarh |votes=1,193 |percentage=0.62% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=94 |percentage=0.05% |change= {{decrease}}22.19 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=1,93,746 |percentage=76.37% |change= {{decrease}}3.34 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,56,691 |ref = |change= {{increase}}13.57 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}9.53 }}
{{Election box end}}
===Assembly Election 2018===
{{Election box begin|title= [[2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election]] : Ambikapur<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections/chhattisgarh/seat-change|title=Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections Seat Wise Results 2018|last1=NDTV|date=2018|work=|accessdate=13 October 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013175629/https://www.ndtv.com/elections/chhattisgarh/seat-change|archivedate=13 October 2023|language=en}}</ref><ref name=election2018>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/9643-statistical-data-of-general-election-to-chhatisgarh-assembly/ |title=State Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh |website=Election Commission of India |date= |accessdate= 1 September 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=[[T. S. Singh Deo]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,00,439 |percentage=56.38% |change={{increase}}3.35 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Anurag Singh Deo |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=60,815 |percentage=34.14% |change={{decrease}}6.65 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Gopal Prasad Gupta |party=Gondvana Gantantra Party |votes=4,459 |percentage=2.50% |change={{increase}}0.94 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Tarun Kumar Bhagat |party=Independent politician |votes=2,173 |percentage=1.22% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Kranti Kumar Rawat |party=Independent politician |votes=2,103 |percentage=1.18% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Sita Ram Das |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,322 |percentage=0.74% |change={{decrease}}0.30 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=[[T. S. Singh Deo]] |party=Independent politician |votes=1,075 |percentage=0.60% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=609 |percentage=0.34% |change={{decrease}}2.37 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=39,624 |percentage=22.24% |change= {{increase}}9.99 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=1,78,140 |percentage=79.13% |change= {{increase}}0.26 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,26,012 |ref = |change= {{increase}}11.22 }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}3.35 }}
{{Election box end}}
===Assembly Election 2013===
{{Election box begin|title= [[2013 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election]] : Ambikapur<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 }}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=[[T. S. Singh Deo]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=84,668 |percentage=53.03% |change={{increase}}10.92 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Anurag Singh Deo |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=65,110 |percentage=40.78% |change={{decrease}}0.59 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=4,327 |percentage=2.71% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Sewa Ram Porte |party=Gondvana Gantantra Party |votes=2,503 |percentage=1.57% |change={{decrease}}3.00 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Adhiwakta Vijay Tiwari |party=Independent politician |votes=1,917 |percentage=1.20% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Ram Das Toppo |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,670 |percentage=1.05% |change={{decrease}}0.65 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=19,558 |percentage=12.25% |change= {{increase}}11.51 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=1,59,646 |percentage=80.83% |change= {{increase}}7.84 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,03,212 |ref = |change= {{increase}}7.99 }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}10.92 }}
{{Election box end}}
===Assembly Election 2008===
{{Election box begin|title= [[2008 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election]] : Ambikapur<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.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><ref name=election2018>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/9643-statistical-data-of-general-election-to-chhatisgarh-assembly/ |title=State Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh |website=Election Commission of India |date= |accessdate= 1 September 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=[[T. S. Singh Deo]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=56,043 |percentage=42.11% |change={{increase}}18.94 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Anurag Singh Deo |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=55,063 |percentage=41.37% |change={{decrease}}11.97 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Jainath Keram |party=Gondvana Gantantra Party |votes=6,078 |percentage=4.57% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Amar Nath Pandey |party=Communist Party of India |votes=2,885 |percentage=2.17% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Ramnayak Maurya |party=Independent politician |votes=2,698 |percentage=2.03% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Kumkum Bhatnagar |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=2,258 |percentage=1.70% |change={{decrease}}1.55 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Jhamekeshwar Paikra |party=Independent politician |votes=1,392 |percentage=1.05% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=980 |percentage=0.74% |change= {{decrease}}29.44 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=1,33,083 |percentage=70.98% |change= {{increase}}3.72 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,88,173 |ref = |change= {{increase}}2.20 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}11.24 }}
{{Election box end}}
===Assembly Election 2003===
{{Election box begin|title= [[2003 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election]] : Ambikapur<ref>{{cite web|website=eci.gov.in |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2003 to the Legislative Assembly of Chhattisgarh |url=https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_NOV_2003/StatisticalReports_CHH_Nov2003.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114081955/https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_NOV_2003/StatisticalReports_CHH_Nov2003.pdf|archive-date=14 January 2012 |access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=Kamal Bhan Singh |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=65,812 |percentage=53.35% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Madan Gopal Singh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=28,590 |percentage=23.18% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Prabodh Minj |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes=14,568 |percentage=11.81% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Gurusharan Singh Painkara |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=4,011 |percentage=3.25% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Fuleswari Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=3,935 |percentage=3.19% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Ganjha Ram Thakur |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=2,977 |percentage=2.41% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Bansidhar Urawan |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=1,406 |percentage=1.14% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=37,222 |percentage=30.17% |change= }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=1,23,363 |percentage=67.00% |change= }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,84,121 |ref = |change= }}
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
*[[List of constituencies of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Surguja district]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh}}

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[[Category:Surguja district]]
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh]]
[[Category:Politics of Chhattisgarh]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]

Ambikapur Assembly constituency - Revision history

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