FerminDodson605 at 19:20, 19 April 2026

2026-04-19T19:20:39Z

New page

{{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 = Dongargarh
| mla = Harshita Swami Baghel
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| latest_election_year = [[2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2023]]
| preceded_by = Bhuneshwar Shobharam Baghel
| state = [[Chhattisgarh]]
| district = [[Rajnandgaon district|Rajnandgaon]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Rajnandgaon (Lok Sabha constituency)|Rajnandgaon]]
| established = 1952
| reservation = SC
| electors = {{formatnum:209950}}<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 = 74
| map_image = Dongargarh Assembly constituency map.svg
}}

'''Dongargarh''' 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]] and is reserved for candidates belonging to the [[Scheduled Castes]]. It is a segment of [[Rajnandgaon (Lok Sabha constituency)|Rajnandgaon]] [[constituency]] in the [[Lok Sabha]].

== Members of Assembly ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Election
!Name
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
! colspan=4|[[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
|-
|[[1952 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1952]]
| rowspan="2" |Vijaylal
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=6}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[1957 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|-
|Bhootnath
|-
|[[1962 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
|rowspan=2 |Ganeshmal Bhandari
|-
|[[1967 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|-
|[[1972 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|Hiraram Ramsewak
|-
|[[1977 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|Vinayak Meshram
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1980 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|Tuman Lal
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}
|-
|[[1985 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|rowspan=4 |Dhanesh Kumar Patila
|{{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]]
|Vinod Khandekar
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}
|-
|[[2008 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2008]]
|Ramji Bharti
|-
|[[2013 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2013]]
|Sarojini Banjare
|-
|[[2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2018]]<ref name=election2018/>
|Bhuneshwar Shobharam Baghel
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2023]]
|[[Harshita Swami Baghel]]
|}

==Election results==

===2023===

{{Election box begin | title=[[2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election]]: Dongargarh<ref name=election2023/>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Harshita Swami Baghel]]
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 89,145
|percentage = 51.59
|change = -2.56
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Vinod Khandekar|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=74,778|percentage=43.27|change=+11.18}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Bahadur Kurre|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|votes=2,032|percentage=1.18|change=-2.18}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[None of the Above]]|party=None of the above|votes=1,679|percentage=0.97|change=-1.46}}
{{Election box majority|votes=14,367|percentage=8.32|change=-13.74}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=172,810|percentage=82.31|change=-0.39}}
{{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]]: Dongargarh<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 = Bhuneshwar Shobaram Baghel
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 86,949
|percentage = 54.15
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Sarojini Banjare
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 51,531
|percentage = 32.09
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Tarun Kumar Hathel
|party = Independent politician
|votes = 6,699
|percentage = 4.17
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Mishri Lal Markande
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 5,388
|percentage = 3.36
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]
|party = None of the above
|votes = 3,896
|percentage = 2.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 35,418
|percentage = 22.06
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 160,127
|percentage = 82.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2013===
* Sarojini Banjare (BJP): 67,158 votes<ref name="elections2013">{{cite web |title=Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Results in 2013 |url=https://www.elections.in/chhattisgarh/assembly-constituencies/2013-election-results.html |accessdate=2020-06-26 |website=elections.in}}</ref>
* Dr. Thaneshwar Patila (INC): 62,474 votes

===2003===
* Vinod Khandekar (BJP): 55,188 votes<ref name="elections2003">{{cite web |title=Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Results in 2003 |url=https://www.elections.in/chhattisgarh/assembly-constituencies/2003-election-results.html |accessdate=2020-06-26 |website=elections.in}}</ref>
* Dhanesh Patila (INC): 40,711 votes

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

== References ==
{{reflist|1}}

{{Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh}}

{{coord|21.19|80.76|display=title}}

[[Category:Rajnandgaon district]]
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh]]
[[Category:Politics of Chhattisgarh]]
[[Category:2003 establishments in Chhattisgarh]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 2003]]

Dongargarh Assembly constituency - Revision history

FerminDodson605 at 19:20, 19 April 2026