Constituency
17. Sarangarh
Community mirrorChhattisgarh Assembly Election, 2008
CG-SARANGARH
INC 38.7%won by 6.8%BJP 31.9%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 6.8%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 2003 and 2008 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- INC vote shareINC went from 24.6% to 38.7% of the vote here (+14.1%).
- Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 70.6% of the vote between them, up from 58.0% — a tighter two-way contest.
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Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
1,59,394
Margin
10,845
6.80%
Candidates
15 contested · winner INC- 1SMT. PADMA GHANSHAYMIndian National Congress · INC61,65938.7%
- 2SHAMSHER SINGHBharatiya Janata Party · BJP50,81431.9%
- 3KU. KAMDA JOLHEBahujan Samaj Party · BSP28,89018.1%
- 4SHYAMSUNDER RATREYIndependent · IND6,5964.1%
- 5SHIVPRASAD CHOURGEIndependent · IND2,1201.3%
- 6MAHARURAM JOLHEIndependent · IND1,7781.1%
- 7ASHA RAM CHOUHANShiv Sena · SHS1,4420.9%
- 8DORILAL CHOUHANIndependent · IND1,0460.7%
- 9GOSHAIRAM BHARDWAJSamajwadi Party · SP9690.6%
- 10RAJU MANHERCGVP · CGVP9190.6%
- 11SITARAM TANDON (LEADER)Loktantrik Janshakti Party · LJP8790.6%
- 12BABURAM CHOUHANGarvi Gujarat Party · GGP6400.4%
- 13KARTIKRAM CHOUHANIndependent · IND6210.4%
- 14DHANKA NIRALACSP · CSP5560.3%
- 15PILARAM ANANTSUSP · SUSP4650.3%
Since 2003
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 2003 and 2008. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- BSP
- Winner now
- INCflipped
- INC–BJP swing
- +7.1%
- INC share
- 24.6% → 38.7%
- BJP share
- 24.8% → 31.9%
- Turnout
- — → —