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.[1] Incumbent ruling party BJP and Chief Minister Raman Singh retained the majority in assembly and formed government consequently for the third time.[2][3][4]
Polls
Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) along with EVMs was used in 1 assembly seat in Chhattisgarh elections.[5][6] The first phase in the 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.[7]
Security
The Hindu reported that 32 battalions of central paramilitaries were added to the 117,000 security force personnel in the area. Another almost 25,000 Chhattisgarh Police were stations in south Chhattisgarh. As a result, the 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."[8]
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.[2][9] <section begin=Results />Template:Election table ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Parties and coalitions ! colspan="3" |Popular vote ! colspan="4" |Seats |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" ! Votes !! % !! ± pp !Contested!! Won !! +/− ! % |- style="text-align:right" | Template:Party color cell | style="text-align:left;" |Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)||5,365,272||41.0||Template:Increase0.7 |90||49|| Template:Decrease1 ||54.44 |- style="text-align:right" | Template:Party color cell | style="text-align:left;" |Indian National Congress (INC)||5,267,698||40.3||Template:Increase1.7 |90||39|| Template:Increase1 ||43.33 |- style="text-align:right" | Template:Party color cell | style="text-align:left;" |Independents (IND) |697,267 |5.3 |Template:Decrease3.2 |355 |1 |Template:Increase1 |1.11 |- style="text-align:right" | Template:Party color cell | style="text-align:left;" |Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) |558,424 |4.3 |Template:Decrease1.8 |90 |1 |Template:Decrease1 |1.11 |- style="text-align:right" | | style="text-align:left;" |Chhattisgarh Swabhiman Manch (CSM) |226,167 |1.7 |Template:Increase1.7 |54 |0 |Template:Steady |0.00 |- style="text-align:right" | | style="text-align:left;" |Gondvana Gantantra Party (GGP) |205,325 |1.6 |Template:Steady |44 |0 |Template:Steady |0.00 |- style="text-align:right" | | style="text-align:left;" |Other parties and candidates||352,622||2.7 |Template:Decrease2.2 |353||0 | Template:Steady ||0.00 |- style="text-align:right" | | style="text-align:left;" |None of the Above (NOTA) |401,058 |3.1 |Template:Increase3.1 | 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[10] |- |}<section end=Results />
Chhattisgarh New Ministers list 2013
- Dr Raman Singh(CM)
- Mr. Ajay Chandrakar Panchayat and Rural Development, Culture, Tourism, and Parliamentary Affairs
- Mr. Amar Agarwal Public Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education, commercial tax and labor
- 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
- Mr. Rajesh Munat Public Works Department, Transport, Housing & Environment.
- Ramshila Sahu Women & Child Development
See also
References
- ↑ EC announces election dates for Delhi, MP, Rajasthan, Mizoram, Ch'garh(4 October 2013). Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assembly Elections December 2013 Results. Election Commission of India.
- ↑ A record 74.65% polling in Chhattisgarh phase-II, Bagchi, Suvojit(19 November 2013). Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ↑ Raman Singh claims a hat-trick for BJP(8 December 2013).
- ↑ Hindustan Times – Archive News. hindustantimes.
- ↑ Eight Countries Witness Assembly Elections in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi. rissadiary.com(December 5, 2013). Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ↑ Chhattisgarh Assembly polls: Record 75% turnout in second phase. Zee News(20 November 2013). Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ↑ Chhattisgarh polls: 1 jawan for 31 civilians in Bastar. The Hindu(10 October 2013). Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ↑ Home - realtimes.in. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ↑ Statistical Report On General Election, 2013 To The Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh. Retrieved 14 August 2021.