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{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh State, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Dongargaon
| mla = [[Daleshwar Sahu]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| latest_election_year = [[2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2023]]
| preceded_by = Kheduram Sahu
| state = [[Chhattisgarh]]
| district = [[Rajnandgaon district|Rajnandgaon]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Rajnandgaon (Lok Sabha constituency)|Rajnandgaon]]
| established = 1951
| reservation = None
| electors = {{formatnum:203009}}<ref name=election2023>{{cite web |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/mp-legislative-election-2023-statistical-report |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2023 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=26 January 2023 |url-access=limited}}</ref>{{update after|2029|1}}
| type = SLA
| constituency_no = 76
| map_image = Dongargaon Assembly constituency map.svg
}}
'''Dongargaon''' 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> It is in [[Rajnandgaon district|Rajnandgaon]] district and is a segment of [[Rajnandgaon (Lok Sabha constituency)|Rajnandgaon]] Lok Sabha seat. The seat used to be part of [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] when Chhattisgarh was part of MP.

== Members of Legislative Assembly ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Member
!colspan="2"|Party
|-
! colspan=4|[[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
|-
|[[1952 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1952]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Dhannalal Jain]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}
|-
|[[1957 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|-
|[[1962 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
|Ganeshmal Bhandari
|-
|[[1967 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|Madan Tiwari
|{{Full party name with color|Samyukta Socialist Party}}
|-
|[[1972 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|S. Jairam Ayyar
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1977 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|Vidya Bhushan Thakur
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1980 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
| rowspan="2" |Hiraram Verma
|{{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]]
| rowspan="3" |Gita Devi Singh
|-
|[[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]]
|[[Pradeep Gandhi]]
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}
|-
|2004^
|[[Raman Singh]]
|-
|[[2008 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2008]]
|Kheduram Sahu
|-
|[[2013 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2013]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Daleshwar Sahu]]<ref name="election2018" />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}
|-
|[[2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|-
|[[2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2023]]
|}
^by-election

==Election results==

=== 2023 ===

{{Election box begin | title=[[2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election]]: Dongargaon<ref name=election2023/>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Daleshwar Sahu]]
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 81,479
|percentage = 47.49
|change = -4.88
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Bharat Lal Varma
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 78,690
|percentage = 45.86
|change = +5.31
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Chhattar Ram Chandrawanshi
|party = Hamar Raj Party
|votes = 5,178
|percentage = 3.02
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]
|party = None of the above
|votes = 2,258
|percentage = 1.32
|change = -0.08
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 2,789
|percentage = 1.63
|change = -10.19
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 171,570
|percentage = 84.51
|change = -0.92
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2018 ===

{{Election box begin | title=[[2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election]]: Dongargaon<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><ref name="elections.in2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/chhattisgarh/assembly-constituencies/2018-election-results.html|website=elections.in|title=Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Results in 2018|accessdate=2020-06-26}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Daleshwar Sahu]]
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 84,581
|percentage = 52.37
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Madhusudan Yadav
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 65,498
|percentage = 40.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Vani Vilash Patel
|party = Independent politician
|votes = 1,863
|percentage = 1.15
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Rekchand Mandle
|party = Independent politician
|votes = 1,782
|percentage = 1.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Ashok Verma
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 1,482
|percentage = 0.92
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Chandramani Verma
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|votes = 1,474
|percentage = 0.91
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]
|party = None of the above
|votes = 2,257
|percentage = 1.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 19,083
|percentage = 11.82
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 160,841
|percentage = 85.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2004 Bypoll ===
* Dr. Raman Singh (BJP) : 42,115 votes<ref name="elections2003">{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/chhattisgarh/assembly-constituencies/2003-election-results.html|website=elections.in|title=Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Results in 2003|accessdate=2020-06-26}}</ref>
* Geeta Devi Singh (INC) : 32,004

===2003===
* Pradeep Gandhi (BJP) : 42,784 votes<ref name="elections2003">{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/chhattisgarh/assembly-constituencies/2003-election-results.html|website=elections.in|title=Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Results in 2003|accessdate=2020-06-26}}</ref>
* Geeta Devi Singh (INC) : 36,649

===1998===
* Smt. Gita Devi Singh (INC) : 25,125 votes<ref name="elections1998">{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/madhya-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/1998-election-results.html|website=elections.in|title=Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1998|accessdate=2020-06-26}}</ref>
* Ashok Sharma (BJP) : 24,247

===1980===
* Hiraram Verma (INC-I) : 11,487 votes<ref name="elections1980">{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/madhya-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/1980-election-results.html|website=elections.in|title=Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1980|accessdate=2020-06-26}}</ref>
* Vidyabhushan Thakur (JNP-SR) : 8,833

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

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh}}

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