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Chhattisgarh Assembly Election, 2008
90 seats · 35 changed party since 2003
Party standings
Chhattisgarh Assembly Election, 2008 · 3 parties won seats
- BJP50
- INC38
- BSP2
Ring and figures are seats won.
| Party | Seats | Votes | Vote share | Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 5056% | 43,33,934 | 40.3% | 90 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 3842% | 41,50,377 | 38.6% | 87 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 22% | 6,56,210 | 6.1% | 90 |
| INDIndependent | 00% | 9,09,686 | 8.5% | 386 |
| GGPGarvi Gujarat Party | 00% | 1,71,121 | 1.6% | 54 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 00% | 1,20,184 | 1.1% | 21 |
+ 35 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.
Constituency map
Chhattisgarh Assembly Election, 2008 · winner by seat
90 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result
House composition
Majority line at 46
2008 · selected
Majority 46
BJP50INC38BSP2
2003 · previous
Majority 46
Vote share by party
Share of valid votes · 2003 → 2008
2003 2008· by party
50%38%25%13%0%
39.3
40.3
36.7
38.6
4.4
6.1
7.1
8.5
7.0
0.5
BJPINCBSPINDNCP
Seat change
2008 seats minus 2003 seats
seats lostseats gained
BJP
50 → 50
0
INC
37 → 38
+1
BSP
2 → 2
0
NCP
1 → 0
−1
Vote-share movement
Statewide, 2003 → 2008
share lostshare gained
INC
36.7% → 38.6%
+1.9%
BSP
4.4% → 6.1%
+1.7%
IND
7.1% → 8.5%
+1.4%
BJP
39.3% → 40.3%
+1.1%
SHS
0.0% → 0.5%
+0.5%
SP
1.0% → 0.5%
−0.4%
NCP
7.0% → 0.5%
−6.5%
Biggest BJP–INC swings
Seats where the BJP-vs-INC vote gap moved most, 2003 → 2008. Bold = the seat changed hands.
Swing = (BJP share − INC share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward BJP; to the left, toward INC.
toward INCtoward BJP
Manendragarh
+48.7%
Chandrapur
+36.7%
Konta
+34.5%
Khairagarh
+32.0%
Ambikapur
−30.9%
Dantewada
+29.8%
Bijapur
+29.6%
Dhamtari
−29.2%
Sihawa
−27.4%
Rajnandgaon
+24.9%
Khallari
−23.9%
Samri
+21.7%
Closest races · 2008
Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results
All constituencies · 2008
90 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 2003
- AbhanpurBJP1.2%
- AhiwaraBJP11.0%
- AkaltaraBSP2.6%
- AmbikapurINC0.7%
- AntagarhBJP0.1%
- ArangINC1.2%
- BaikunthpurBJP6.0%
- Baloda BazarBJP3.8%
- BasnaINC11.5%
- BastarBJP1.2%
- BeltaraBJP5.0%
- BemetaraINC5.3%
- BhanupratappurBJP14.4%
- Bharatpur-SonhatBJP8.1%
- BhataparaINC4.9%
- BhatgaonBJP13.5%
- Bhilai NagarINC8.7%
- BijapurBJP24.1%
- BilaigarhINC9.3%
- BilaspurBJP8.0%
- BilhaBJP4.2%
- BindranawagarhBJP12.3%
- ChandrapurBJP13.8%
- ChitrakotBJP10.1%
- DantewadaBJP12.4%
- DhamtariINC19.3%
- DharamjaigarhBJP2.6%
- DharsiwaBJP5.5%
- Dondi LoharaBJP3.2%
- DongargaonBJP7.7%
- DongargarhBJP6.1%
- Durg CityBJP0.6%
- Durg-RuralINC1.4%
- GunderdehiBJP1.9%
- JagdalpurBJP15.3%
- JaijaipurINC8.1%
- Janjgir-ChampaBJP1.1%
- JashpurBJP12.3%
- KankerBJP16.8%
- KasdolINC15.8%
- KatghoraINC6.0%
- KawardhaBJP5.9%
- KeshkalBJP7.7%
- KhairagarhBJP15.9%
- KhallariINC18.2%
- KharsiaINC23.5%
- KhujjiINC14.1%
- KondagaonBJP2.6%
- KontaINC0.3%
- KorbaINC0.5%
- KotaINC8.1%
- KunkuriBJP8.1%
- KurudINC4.6%
- LailungaINC10.7%
- LormiINC4.6%
- LundraINC6.7%
- MahasamundINC4.4%
- ManendragarhBJP19.4%
- MarwahiINC34.9%
- MasturiBJP6.4%
- Mohala-ManpurINC6.8%
- MungeliBJP9.0%
- NarayanpurBJP24.5%
- NavagarhBJP5.0%
- Pali-TanakharINC23.0%
- PamgarhBSP5.9%
- PandariyaINC1.1%
- PatanBJP6.4%
- PathalgaonINC7.3%
- PratappurINC3.2%
- PremnagarBJP12.3%
- RaigarhINC8.8%
- Raipur City NorthINC1.5%
- Raipur City SouthBJP22.0%
- Raipur City WestBJP14.8%
- Raipur RuralBJP3.0%
- RajimINC3.1%
- RajnandgaonBJP24.9%
- RamanujganjBJP3.5%
- RampurBJP6.5%
- SajaINC3.7%
- SaktiINC8.4%
- SamriBJP24.1%
- Sanjari BalodBJP5.0%
- SaraipaliINC12.7%
- SarangarhINC6.8%
- SihawaINC12.2%
- SitapurINC1.5%
- TakhatpurBJP4.7%
- Vaishali NagarBJP17.6%