Elections in Chhattisgarh are being conducted since the formation of the state in 2000, to elect the members of Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha and the members of the Lok Sabha. There are 90 Vidhan Sabha constituencies and 11 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state.[1]
Major Political Parties in Chhattisgarh
The BJP and INC have been the most dominant parties in the state since its formation. Other political parties are BSP & JCC.
Lok Sabha elections
It is worth noting that till the year 2000, Chhattisgarh was a part of undivided Madhya Pradesh state.
Total Seats- 11
| Lok Sabha | Election Year | 1st Party | 2nd Party | Prime Minister | PM's Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14th Lok Sabha | 2004 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | BJP 10 | style="background-color: Template:Party color"| | INC 1 | Manmohan Singh | rowspan=2: style="background-color: Template:Party color"|INC |
| 15th Lok Sabha | 2009 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | BJP 10 | style="background-color: Template:Party color"| | INC 1 | ||
| 16th Lok Sabha | 2014 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | BJP 10 | style="background-color: Template:Party color"| | INC 1 | Narendra Modi | rowspan=2: style="background-color: Template:Party color"|BJP |
| 17th Lok Sabha | 2019 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | BJP 9 | style="background-color: Template:Party color"| | INC 2 | ||
Vidhan Sabha elections
Total Seats- 90
| Vidhan Sabha | Election Year | 1st Party | 2nd Party | 3rd Party | Others | Chief Minister | CM's Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Vidhan Sabha | 2000* | style="background-color: Template:Party color"| | INC 48 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | BJP 38 | 4 | Ajit Jogi | style="background-color: Template:Party color"|INC | |||
| 2nd Vidhan Sabha | 2003 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | BJP 50 | style="background-color: Template:Party color"| | INC 37 | style="background-color: Template:Party color"| | BSP 2 | style="background-color: Template:Party color"| | NCP 1 | Raman Singh | rowspan=3: style="background-color: Template:Party color" |BJP |
| 3rd Vidhan Sabha | 2008 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | BJP 50 | style="background-color: Template:Party color"| | INC 38 | style="background-color: Template:Party color"| | BSP 2 | ||||
| 4th Vidhan Sabha | 2013 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | BJP 49 | style="background-color: Template:Party color"| | INC 39 | style="background-color: Template:Party color"| | BSP 1 | IND 1 | |||
| 5th Vidhan Sabha | 2018 | style="background-color: Template:Party color"| | INC 68 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | BJP 15 | style="background-color: Template:Party color"| | JCC 5 | style="background-color: Template:Party color"| | BSP 2 | Bhupesh Baghel | style="background-color: Template:Party color"|INC |
- The First assembly of Chhattisgarh was constituted on the basis of the Madhya Pradesh state legislative assembly elections held in 1998.
References
- ↑ Elections in Chhattisgarh. elections.in.