Lok Sabha Constituency

Rajnandgaon

Constituency No. 6· ChhattisgarhGeneral

Rajnandgaon is Lok Sabha constituency No. 6 in Chhattisgarh, reserved category: General. It covers parts of the districts of Rajnandgaon, Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chouki, Kabirdham. The seat is made up of 8 assembly segments. At the 2024 general election it had 18,62,400 electors, of whom 75.84% voted.

State
Chhattisgarh
Constituency No.
6
Category
General
Assembly Segments
8
Districts Covered
Rajnandgaon, Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chouki, Kabirdham
Last Election
2024

Current Member of Parliament

Santosh Pandey

Santosh Pandey

Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament · Rajnandgaon (Lok Sabha)
First Elected
2019
Re-elected
2024
Terms at this seat
2
2024 result
7,12,057
Votes
50.41%
Vote share
44,411
Victory margin

Ahead of Bhupesh Baghel (Indian National Congress) on 6,67,646 votes.

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Quick Facts

(2024)
Constituency No.
6
State
Chhattisgarh
Category
General
Districts covered
Rajnandgaon, Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chouki, Kabirdham
Assembly segments
8
Total electors
18,62,400
Male electors
9,31,200
Female electors
9,31,110
Third gender electors
90
Polling stations
1,840
Last election
2024

Election History

(3 on record)

Results for Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha constituency, back to 2014.

2024 Lok Sabha Election
(18th Lok Sabha)
Winner
Santosh Pandey
Santosh Pandey
Bharatiya Janata Party
7,12,057
Votes
50.41%
Vote Share
44,411
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Santosh PandeyBJP7,12,057 · 50.41%
  2. 2.Bhupesh BaghelINC6,67,646 · 47.27%
  3. 3.Devlal SahuBSP12,410 · 0.88%
2019 Lok Sabha Election
(17th Lok Sabha)
Winner
Santosh Pandey
Santosh Pandey
Bharatiya Janata Party
6,62,387
Votes
50.68%
Vote Share
1,11,966
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Santosh PandeyBJP6,62,387 · 50.68%
  2. 2.Bhola Ram SahuINC5,50,421 · 42.11%
  3. 3.Ravita LakraBSP17,110 · 1.31%
2014 Lok Sabha Election
(16th Lok Sabha)
Winner
AS
Abhishek Singh
Bharatiya Janata Party
6,43,473
Votes
54.61%
Vote Share
2,35,911
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Abhishek SinghBJP6,43,473 · 54.61%
  2. 2.Kamleshwar VermaINC4,07,562 · 34.59%
  3. 3.Anand SahuBSP20,410 · 1.73%

Assembly Segments in Rajnandgaon

(8)

These assembly constituencies are the segments of Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha constituency.

  • Pandariya
    AC No. 71 · Kabirdham
    BB
    Bhawna Bohra
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Kawardha
    AC No. 72 · Kabirdham
    VS
    Vijay Sharma
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Khairagarh
    AC No. 73 · Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai
    YV
    Yashoda Vikram Verma
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
  • Dongargaon
    AC No. 74 · Rajnandgaon
    DS
    Daleshwar Sahu
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
  • Dongargarh
    AC No. 75 · Rajnandgaon
    Scheduled Caste
    HS
    Harshwardhanadhya Singh
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
  • Rajnandgaon
    AC No. 76 · Rajnandgaon
    RS
    Raman Singh
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Khujji
    AC No. 77 · Rajnandgaon
    BB
    Bhoneshwer Baghel
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
  • Mohla-Manpur
    AC No. 78 · Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chouki
    Scheduled Tribe
    IM
    Indrashah Mandavi
    Indian National Congress
    MLA

Electorate

General election 2024
18.62 Lakh
Total Electors
9.31 Lakh
Male Electors
9.31 Lakh
Female Electors
1,840
Polling Stations
14.12 Lakh
Votes Polled
75.84%
Turnout
Voter turnout75.84%
EVM votes 14,08,000Postal votes 4,400

About Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha Constituency

State
Chhattisgarh
Constituency number
6
Category
General
Districts covered
Rajnandgaon, Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chouki, Kabirdham
Assembly segments
8
Sitting member
Santosh Pandey
Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Elections on record
2024, 2019, 2014
District profiles
Sources & references
  • Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha Election 2024
  • Government of Chhattisgarh
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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